Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Compton Road area has the 73rd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1292nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Road (B24 8QA) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower 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 10 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 Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Road (B24 8QA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beverley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Knights Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Knights Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Knights Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Oval Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Dominic'S Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Dominic'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dominic'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Minstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Minstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Minstead Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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