Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 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 91.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

East Drive area has the 36th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1454th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Drive (B5 7RX) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Drive (B5 7RX), the main crime hotspot is near Hollies Croft. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Dollery Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jacoby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Ride Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollies Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hollies Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hollies Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollies Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollies Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollies Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollies Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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