Total Crime Rate
71.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pype Hayes Road area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1256th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Pype Hayes Road (B24 0LU) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pype Hayes Road (B24 0LU), the main crime hotspot is near Sorrel Grove. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hayes Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Springthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyburn Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pype Hayes Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gables | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edinburgh Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Varley Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jesmond Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Edinburgh Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyburn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakmeadow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windfall Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blossom Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cresswell Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jesmond Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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