Total Crime Rate

178.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 178.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

Gravelly Hill North area has the 38th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 621st highest crime rate of 3,083 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 178.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% 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 209 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coton Lane (58 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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood End Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avenue Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sycamore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Coppice Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Watt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorsheath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avenue Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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