Crime Rates at Cottesfield Close, Birmingham, B8 3SB

Cottesfield Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 375th 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 Cottesfield Close (B8 3SB) in the last 12 months was 237.2 per 1,000 residents and was 152.3% higher than the Alum Rock average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 137.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottesfield Close (B8 3SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pelham Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caldwell Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.