Crime Rates at Johnson Road, Birmingham, B23 6PY

Johnson Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 621st 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 Johnson Road (B23 6PY) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Johnson Road (B23 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sir Benjamin Stone Way, where police recorded 93 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.