Total Crime Rate

148.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 148.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.0 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Varley Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 805th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Varley Road (B24 0LE) in the last 12 months was 148.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Varley Road (B24 0LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sorrel Grove, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jesmond Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Varley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pype Hayes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestergate Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jesmond Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakmeadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaton Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pype Hayes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windfall Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windfall Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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