Crime Rates at Short Heath Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6JP

Short Heath Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 943rd 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 Short Heath Road (B23 6JP) in the last 12 months was 133.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Heath Road (B23 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Mona Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.