Crime Rates at Ward Street, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6GL

Ward Street area has the 56th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 989th 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 Ward Street (B23 6GL) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Street (B23 6GL), 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.