Crime Rates at Madehurst Road, Birmingham, B23 5NL

Madehurst Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Madehurst Road (B23 5NL) in the last 12 months was 265.2 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% higher than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 121.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madehurst Road (B23 5NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bromford Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robert Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.