Crime Rates at Balcaskie Close, Birmingham, B15 3UE

Balcaskie Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1384th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balcaskie Close (B15 3UE) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balcaskie Close (B15 3UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Niall Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harrisons Green (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.