Crime Rates at Canterbury Close, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7QL

Canterbury Close area has the 44th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 460th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Close (B23 7QL) in the last 12 months was 207.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Close (B23 7QL), 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.