Crime Rates at New Street, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6SD

New Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 59th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Street (B23 6SD) in the last 12 months was 629.6 per 1,000 residents and was 396.7% higher 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 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 349.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (B23 6SD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 404 crimes here, including 189 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.