Crime Rates at Mottrams Close, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1JN

Mottrams Close area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 853rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mottrams Close (B72 1JN) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mottrams Close (B72 1JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mottrams Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kempson Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.