Crime Rates at Swan Gardens, Birmingham, B23 6QQ

Swan Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 177th 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 Swan Gardens (B23 6QQ) in the last 12 months was 342.5 per 1,000 residents and was 175.0% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 182.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 395.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swan Gardens (B23 6QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4139, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coton Lane (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.