Total Crime Rate

183.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 183.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Silver Birch Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 574th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silver Birch Road (B24 0AR) in the last 12 months was 183.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 22 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Birch Road (B24 0AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bell Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Silver Birch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Drugs Broadfields Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orphanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orphanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Bell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rogerfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rogerfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sutton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sutton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechmount Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rogerfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rogerfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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