Crime Rates at Edgware Road, Birmingham, B23 6JH

Edgware Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1007th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (B23 6JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chudleigh Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Short Heath Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.