Crime Rates at The Drive, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7NG

The Drive area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 454th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (B23 7NG) in the last 12 months was 209.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (B23 7NG), the main crime hotspot is near Slade Road. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.