Total Crime Rate

213.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.8 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 213.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Anita Croft area has the 28th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 432nd 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 Anita Croft (B23 7NU) in the last 12 months was 213.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 128.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anita Croft (B23 7NU), the main crime hotspot is near Minstead Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anita Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Powick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Anita Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gravelly Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Hunton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Knights Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Knights Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Oval Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Knights Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Minstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building

Data Sources

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