Total Crime Rate
227.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norfolk Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 410th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norfolk Road (B23 6NA) in the last 12 months was 227.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 113.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norfolk Road (B23 6NA), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4142 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | B4142 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4142 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marsh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4142 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Norfolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wesley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gravelly Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gravelly Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mothers Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4142 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jarvis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarvis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarvis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Norfolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Norfolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Road | Under investigation |
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