Total Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenside Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 563rd lowest 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 Greenside Road (B24 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenside Road (B24 0DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Lane, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malcolm Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Malcolm Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Malcolm Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cedar Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windsor Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Berwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Berwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Berwood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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