Total Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bonsall Road area has the 77th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1399th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bonsall Road (B23 5SY) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bonsall Road (B23 5SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sir Benjamin Stone Way, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portfield Grove (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bonsall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rogerfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rogerfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rogerfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sutton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechmount Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rogerfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lennox Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lennox Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sutton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravelly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gravelly Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gravelly Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gravelly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gravelly Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haigh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knipersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banners Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banners Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Benjamin Stone Way

Data Sources

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