Crime Rates at Orchard Road, Birmingham, B24 9JL

Orchard Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 654th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Road (B24 9JL) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (B24 9JL), 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.