Total Crime Rate
79.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Deakin Road area has the 71st lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1422nd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Deakin Road (B24 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deakin Road (B24 9AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4139, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coton Lane (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlea Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spring Hill | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Trafalgar Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlea Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B4139 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B4139 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B4139 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B4139 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B4139 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jaffray Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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