Total Crime Rate
226.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Minstead 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.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holden Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Minstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkesyard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravelly Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Compton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravelly Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anita Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5127 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beverley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A5127 | Under investigation |
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