Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baldmoor Lake Road area has the 73rd highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1273rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baldmoor Lake Road (B23 5PU) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baldmoor Lake Road (B23 5PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baldmoor Lake Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simmons Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Baldmoor Lake Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cayton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cayton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steel Maitland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steel Maitland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cayton Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosemoor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steel Maitland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Goosemoor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amber Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Goosemoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mothers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jarvis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baldmoor Lake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baldmoor Lake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Top Croft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Top Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Top Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jarvis Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Top Croft Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Top Croft Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jarvis Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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