Crime Rates at Edgware Road, Birmingham, B23 6JH

Edgware Road area has the 57th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1003rd 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 Edgware Road (B23 6JH) in the last 12 months was 132.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (B23 6JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Draycott Avenue, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chudleigh Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.