Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Edendale Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1331st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edendale Road (B26 3AB) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edendale Road (B26 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Bincomb Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edendale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallindale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bickley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brays Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hadyn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Smithy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leys Wood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fallindale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallindale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollywell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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