Total Crime Rate

222.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 222.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.5 10/10
  • Robbery 16.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Gravelly Hill North area has the 25th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gravelly Hill North (B23 6BA) in the last 12 months was 222.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 144.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gravelly Hill North (B23 6BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coton Lane (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gravelly Hill North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bristol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Dorsheath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorsheath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dorsheath Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wood End Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coppice Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Coppice Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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