Crime Rates at Downside Road, Birmingham, B24 8PG

Downside Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 321st highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Downside Road (B24 8PG) in the last 12 months was 257.7 per 1,000 residents and was 106.9% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 140.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downside Road (B24 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Oval Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.