Total Crime Rate

293.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.2 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 293.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.8 10/10
  • Burglary 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sycamore Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 236th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Crescent (B24 8DF) in the last 12 months was 293.9 per 1,000 residents and was 131.9% 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 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 192.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Crescent (B24 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Coppice Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Wood End Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Coppice Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deakin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deakin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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