Total Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Baldmoor Lake Road area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 855th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baldmoor Lake Road (B23 5PX) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baldmoor Lake Road (B23 5PX), 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 Gravelly Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somerset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cayton Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarvis Road | 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 | Burglary | Goosemoor Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goosemoor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goosemoor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jarvis Road | — |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Steel Maitland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cayton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cayton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beech Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Top Croft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mothers Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amber Court | Under investigation |
| 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 | Top Croft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gravelly Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gravelly Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baldmoor Lake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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