Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Gardens area has the 82nd lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1512th lowest 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 Gardens (B73 5LN) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boldmere Gardens (B73 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Firsholm Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Boldmere Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hothersall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Boldmere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Boldmere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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