Crime Rates at Bickton Close, Birmingham, B24 0JA

Bickton Close area has the 72nd highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1266th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Bickton Close (B24 0JA) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bickton Close (B24 0JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blithfield Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.