Total Crime Rate
629.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
349.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York Road 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 York Road (B23 6TE) 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 York Road (B23 6TE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Trafalgar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4139 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Trafalgar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Trafalgar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Trafalgar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4139 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deakin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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