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

Short Heath Road area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1048th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Short Heath Road (B23 6LB) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Heath Road (B23 6LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lambert Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastdean Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.