Total Crime Rate

216.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 216.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 26.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 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

Haigh Crescent area has the 27th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 449th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Haigh Crescent (B23 5UN) in the last 12 months was 216.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haigh Crescent (B23 5UN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Haigh Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Haigh Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Haigh Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haigh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haigh Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechmount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechmount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beechmount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beechmount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gabriel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sir Benjamin Stone Way
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sir Benjamin Stone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sir Benjamin Stone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Banners Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilmot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Enfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Enfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Oliver Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Oliver Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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