Total Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bay Tree Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 390th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bay Tree Close (B38 9SH) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the King's Norton North average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -84.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -84.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bay Tree Close (B38 9SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blossomfield Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forde Way Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In King's Norton North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydbrook Covert | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lydbrook Covert | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Calverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Batheaston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Calverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Low Thatch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgemount Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Low Thatch | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Acres Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blossomfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blossomfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Blossomfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aldbourne Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Driftwood Close | Under investigation |
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