Total Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goodison Gardens area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Goodison Gardens (B24 0AQ) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goodison Gardens (B24 0AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silver Birch Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malcolm Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Douay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malcolm Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Douay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welwyndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Welwyndale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Douay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Avalon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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