Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ainsdale Gardens area has the 75th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1317th 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 Ainsdale Gardens (B24 0EP) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ainsdale Gardens (B24 0EP), the main crime hotspot is near Little Pitts Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ainsdale Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springthorpe Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plants Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Silverdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Silverdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hervey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hervey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blithfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bickton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cedar Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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