Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 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 5QA) 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 5QA), the main crime hotspot is near Gravelly Lane. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baldmoor Lake Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Top Croft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Top Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Top Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Top Croft Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Top Croft Road
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Steel Maitland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Goosemoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Oliver Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oliver Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Enfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Enfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gravelly Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Goosemoor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosemoor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gravelly Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jarvis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Enstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Enstone Road Under investigation
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 Amber Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jarvis Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jarvis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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