Total Crime Rate
17.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Boulevard area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 192nd 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 The Boulevard (B73 5JB) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% lower than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Boulevard (B73 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Emscote Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Green Lanes (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Green Lanes | Under investigation |
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