Total Crime Rate

665.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 665.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 185.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.7 10/10
  • Other theft 33.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.2 10/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
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

Edwards Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 53rd 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 Edwards Road (B24 9EP) in the last 12 months was 665.9 per 1,000 residents and was 434.7% higher than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 238.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwards Road (B24 9EP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 296 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edwards Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sir Benjamin Stone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sir Benjamin Stone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sir Benjamin Stone Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mason Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haigh Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haigh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haigh Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Haigh Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Station Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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