Total Crime Rate
108.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Baldmoor 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.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cayton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cayton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Steel Maitland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Steel Maitland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cayton Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goosemoor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beech Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Steel Maitland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goosemoor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beech Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amber Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Goosemoor Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mothers Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarvis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baldmoor Lake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baldmoor Lake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Top Croft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Top Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Top Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jarvis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Top Croft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Top Croft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarvis Road | Under investigation |
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