Total Crime Rate
17.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Boulevard area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 85.8% lower than the Erdington average (124.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Boulevard (B73 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Grove, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Green Lanes (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Emscote Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emscote Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emscote Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lime Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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