Total Crime Rate

126.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.6 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 126.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Parklands 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 The Parklands (B23 6LA) 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 The Parklands (B23 6LA), the main crime hotspot is near Lambert Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Parklands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Lambert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Low Wood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Short Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Short Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Finsbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edgware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elstree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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