Total Crime Rate
216.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Haigh 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.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Haigh Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portfield Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haigh Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haigh Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haigh Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechmount Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechmount Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beechmount Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beechmount Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gabriel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sir Benjamin Stone Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sir Benjamin Stone Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sir Benjamin Stone Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portfield Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowden Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Banners Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilmot Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Enfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Enfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oliver Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oliver Road | Under investigation |
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