Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 45.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Boldmere Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 739th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boldmere Road (B73 5UL) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boldmere Road (B73 5UL), the main crime hotspot is near Union Drive. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Boldmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amos Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amos Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fir Tree Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hothersall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fir Tree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Union Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Union Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathlands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heathlands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heathlands Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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