Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Redcroft Drive area has the 72nd highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1266th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Redcroft Drive (B24 0EG) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redcroft Drive (B24 0EG), the main crime hotspot is near Poppy Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Redcroft Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welwyndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Welwyndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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