Total Crime Rate
265.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Anderson Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 302nd 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 Anderson Road (B23 6NL) in the last 12 months was 265.2 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 121.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anderson Road (B23 6NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bromford Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robert Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Robert Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anderson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Robert Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4531 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4531 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Regan Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Regan Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Robert Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bromford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newnham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffernfail Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Short Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Short Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Madehurst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Madehurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tedbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tedbury Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Court Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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