Total Crime Rate

168.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 168.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Orchard Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 689th 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 Orchard Road (B24 9JA) in the last 12 months was 168.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (B24 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moor End Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Edwards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avalon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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