Total Crime Rate

238.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 238.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.5 10/10
  • Burglary 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Montague Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 374th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Montague Road (B24 8EG) in the last 12 months was 238.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 137.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montague Road (B24 8EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croydon Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montague Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montague Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Eversley Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromford Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alleyne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alleyne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tonbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tonbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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