Total Crime Rate

305.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 305.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.0 10/10
  • Other theft 35.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scafell Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 220th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Scafell Drive (B23 7AP) in the last 12 months was 305.0 per 1,000 residents and was 140.6% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 131.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scafell Drive (B23 7AP), the main crime hotspot is near Eastdean Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scafell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bleak Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elstree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lambert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marlow Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blounts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scafell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Scafell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bleak Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bleak Hill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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