Crime Rates at South Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6EJ

South Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 855th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (B23 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 146.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% lower than the Gravelly Hill average (157.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 115.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (B23 6EJ), 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.