Total Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Somerset Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 626th 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 Somerset Road (B23 6NG) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Somerset Road (B23 6NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mona Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gravelly Lane (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravelly Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stones Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Somerset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mothers Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4142 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gravelly Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gravelly Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravelly Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravelly Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Baldmoor Lake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravelly Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gravelly Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravelly Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravelly Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baldmoor Lake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gravelly Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Baldmoor Lake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marsh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marsh Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Marsh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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