Total Crime Rate
342.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Machin Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 177th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Machin Road (B23 6DR) in the last 12 months was 342.5 per 1,000 residents and was 175.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 182.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 395.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Machin Road (B23 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 92 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 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4142 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Swan Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4142 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mona Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mona Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Summer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mona Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorsheath Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorsheath Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4142 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B4139 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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