Total Crime Rate

226.5 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 226.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • 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

Minstead Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 415th 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 Minstead Road (B24 8PX) in the last 12 months was 226.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minstead Road (B24 8PX), the main crime hotspot is near Minstead Road. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Minstead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holden Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Minstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkesyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Minstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravelly Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravelly Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anita Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Minstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5127 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery The Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beverley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5127 Under investigation

Data Sources

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