Crime Rates at Sycamore Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5QR

Sycamore Road area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1024th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Sycamore Road (B23 5QR) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Erdington average (124.5 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 crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Road (B23 5QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guthrum Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goosemoor Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.