Total Crime Rate
202.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
146.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arthur Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 483rd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Arthur Road (B24 9EU) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 146.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arthur Road (B24 9EU), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holliday Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orphanage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orphanage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Greswolde Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Berkswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Berkswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Moor End Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliday Road | Under investigation |
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