Total Crime Rate

375.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

259.7 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 375.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 259.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.8 10/10
  • Public order 66.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.6 10/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Machin Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 161st 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 Machin Road (B23 6DR) in the last 12 months was 375.7 per 1,000 residents and was 196.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 259.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 227.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Machin Road (B23 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Machin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/138)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4139 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4139 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4139 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4139 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4139 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4139 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4139 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4139 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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