Crime Rates at Knights Close, Birmingham, B23 7NN

Knights Close area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 525th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knights Close (B23 7NN) in the last 12 months was 193.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% higher than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Close (B23 7NN), the main crime hotspot is near Oval Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.