Total Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 118.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Northcroft Way area has the 64th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1104th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northcroft Way (B23 6GD) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northcroft Way (B23 6GD), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northcroft Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draycott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambourn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draycott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Low Wood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northcroft Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reservoir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northcroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chudleigh Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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