Total Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beeches Drive area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 818th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Beeches Drive (B24 0DS) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beeches Drive (B24 0DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Lane, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springthorpe Green (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 | Public order | Holly Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holly Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmead Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springthorpe Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Feldings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Feldings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cedar Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windsor Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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