Crime Rates at Bishops Close, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7AY

Bishops Close area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 1467th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Bishops Close (B23 7AY) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Close (B23 7AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doidge Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.