Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 198.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Arton Croft area has the 34th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 523rd 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 Arton Croft (B24 8RA) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 141.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arton Croft (B24 8RA), the main crime hotspot is near Wood End Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arton Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erdington Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlea Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlea Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alleyne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Trafalgar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Laurels Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jaffray Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Erdington Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ullrik Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ullrik Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erdington Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Erdington Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Erdington Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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