Crime Rates at Burcote Road, Birmingham, B24 0RJ

Burcote Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 547th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burcote Road (B24 0RJ) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burcote Road (B24 0RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sorrel Grove, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westwood View (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.