Total Crime Rate

342.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 342.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Drugs 33.2 10/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Machin 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.

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Crime Over Time in Machin Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4142 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Robbery Swan Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4142 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mona Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Mona Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wilton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Summer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mona Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorsheath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorsheath Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4142 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B4139 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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