Total Crime Rate

233.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.1 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 233.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Robbery 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boldmere Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 360th 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 Boldmere Road (B73 5EX) in the last 12 months was 233.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% higher than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 138.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boldmere Road (B73 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Boldmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Gravelly Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knipersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lennox Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lennox Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Boldmere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravelly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gravelly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gravelly Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gravelly Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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