Total Crime Rate

162.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.4 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 162.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Edgewood Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 697th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgewood Road (B45 8SE) in the last 12 months was 162.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% higher than the Frankley Great Park average (122.1 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgewood Road (B45 8SE), the main crime hotspot is near Roseleigh Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edgewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irwin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irwin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heronswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heronswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heronswood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irwin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amroth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormscliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormscliffe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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