Crime Rates at Short Heath Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7AN

Short Heath Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 185th 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 Short Heath Road (B23 7AN) in the last 12 months was 336.9 per 1,000 residents and was 170.5% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 148.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Heath Road (B23 7AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastdean Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.