Total Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Short Heath Road area has the 71st lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1248th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 6LD) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Heath Road (B23 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Eastdean Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Short Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Kestrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edgware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kestrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elstree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turfpits Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turfpits Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lambert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marlow Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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