Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 39.5 4/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Somerset 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.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bromford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravelly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stones Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mothers Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4142 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gravelly Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gravelly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravelly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravelly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Baldmoor Lake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravelly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gravelly Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravelly Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravelly Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baldmoor Lake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gravelly Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Baldmoor Lake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Marsh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marsh Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marsh Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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