Total Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edenbridge Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Edenbridge Road (B28 8QA) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% lower than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edenbridge Road (B28 8QA), the main crime hotspot is near Lakey Lane. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sleaford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Endsleigh Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lulworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lulworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakey Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakey Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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