Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ritchie Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 1114th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Ritchie Close (B13 9TA) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ritchie Close (B13 9TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westlands Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ritchie Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billesley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Greenhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Billesley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westlands Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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