Total Crime Rate

182.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 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 182.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Elford Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 583rd 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 Elford Road (B29 5SL) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% higher than the Bartley Green average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elford Road (B29 5SL), the main crime hotspot is near Nately Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chatwell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Weymoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osmaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Quinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nately Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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