Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 69.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 70th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1245th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boldmere Road (B73 5HE) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boldmere Road (B73 5HE), the main crime hotspot is near Gravelly Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Boldmere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lennox Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Knipersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lennox Grove 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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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