Crime Rates at Orchard Close, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5RF

Orchard Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Orchard Close (B73 5RF) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% lower than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (B73 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boldmere Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackham Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.