Crime Rates at Poppy Lane, Birmingham, B24 0EJ

Poppy Lane area has the 71st highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1239th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Poppy Lane (B24 0EJ) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppy Lane (B24 0EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blithfield Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.