Crime Rates at Malcolmson Close, Birmingham, B15 3LS

Malcolmson Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1505th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malcolmson Close (B15 3LS) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malcolmson Close (B15 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Hartley Place. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.