Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boldmere Road area has the 78th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1438th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 5LW) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boldmere Road (B73 5LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boldmere Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackham Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boldmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boldmere Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boldmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boldmere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boldmere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blackham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firsholm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firsholm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boldmere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boldmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarah Glover Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodchurch Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boldmere Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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