Crime Rates at Orphanage Road, Birmingham, B24 0BB

Orphanage Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 395th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Orphanage Road (B24 0BB) in the last 12 months was 231.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orphanage Road (B24 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.