Crime Rates at Butlers Close, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5YQ

Butlers Close area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 930th 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 Butlers Close (B23 5YQ) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butlers Close (B23 5YQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priors Way (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.