Total Crime Rate

240.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 240.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 78.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 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

Old Bell Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 341st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Old Bell Road (B23 5UP) in the last 12 months was 240.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bell Road (B23 5UP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Bell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sutton 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banners Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banners Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Benjamin Stone Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haigh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Georges Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Erdington Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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