Total Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Plants Brook Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 227th 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 Plants Brook Crescent (B24 0SZ) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plants Brook Crescent (B24 0SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sorrel Grove, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westwood View (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plants Brook Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Varley Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood View Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood View Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Edinburgh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyburn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Westwood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakmeadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakmeadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Springslade Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyburn Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burcote Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pype Hayes Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Westwood View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paget Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gables Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blossom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakmeadow Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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