Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B23 5UL
How much crime is recorded in B23 5UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Erdington Town
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,058 (2024)
B23 5ULBirmingham
How safe is B23 5UL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B23 5UL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B23 5ULNational
Violence and sexual offences48.823.6
Shoplifting11.88.4
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Burglary5.99.1
Public order5.14.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.