Total Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Anderson Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 211th 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 Anderson Road (B23 6NN) in the last 12 months was 19.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anderson Road (B23 6NN), the main crime hotspot is near Bromford Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Short Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bromford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Robert Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beech Dene Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anderson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Regan Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Regan Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Regan Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grayshott Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marsh Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Short Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anderson Road | Under investigation |
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