Total Crime Rate
179.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elan Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 619th 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 Elan Road (B31 5EP) in the last 12 months was 179.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher than the Frankley Great Park average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elan Road (B31 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Frankley Great Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Wood Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knowles Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Larch Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedlam Wood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedlam Wood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedlam Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedlam Wood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bedlam Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Drumlin Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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