Total Crime Rate
197.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
132.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Minstead Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 503rd 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 Minstead Road (B24 8PR) in the last 12 months was 197.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 132.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Minstead Road (B24 8PR), the main crime hotspot is near Minstead Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Minstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Minstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oval Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Minstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Anita Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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