Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Warden Avenue area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 822nd 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 Warden Avenue (B73 5SA) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warden Avenue (B73 5SA), the main crime hotspot is near Cofield Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Warden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hothersall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Warden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlecote Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlecote Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warden Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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