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

Short Heath Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 747th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Short Heath Road (B23 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 155.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Heath Road (B23 6LJ), 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.