Total Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boldmere Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 811th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Boldmere Road (B73 5EX) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% higher than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boldmere Road (B73 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Gravelly Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boldmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gravelly Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boldmere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blackham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boldmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boldmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boldmere Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravelly Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravelly Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gravelly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Enstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Enstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firsholm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firsholm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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