Total Crime Rate

459.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

265.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 459.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 265.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.6 10/10
  • Other theft 67.1 10/10
  • Public order 63.6 10/10
  • Drugs 35.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edwards Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 102nd 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 Edwards Road (B24 9EW) in the last 12 months was 459.4 per 1,000 residents and was 262.4% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 265.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwards Road (B24 9EW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 156 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wilton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracadale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracadale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracadale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edwards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moor End Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wilton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wilton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Benjamin Stone Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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