Total Crime Rate
116.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Niall Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1160th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Niall Close (B15 3LX) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Niall Close (B15 3LX), the main crime hotspot is near Christchurch Close. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Edgbaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hartley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hartley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hartley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hartley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hartley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hartley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampshire Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Niall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Augustus Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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