Total Crime Rate
761.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 43rd 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 Church Road (B24 9AX) in the last 12 months was 761.1 per 1,000 residents and was 511.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 305.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (B24 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 92 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 | Public order | Wilton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4139 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Road | 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 | Newman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B4139 | Under investigation |
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