Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 106.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Robbery 29.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rickman Drive area has the 73rd lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1244th highest 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 Rickman Drive (B15 2BF) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ).

In the area around Rickman Drive (B15 2BF), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rickman Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bristol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellis Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellevue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Lawrence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wynn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Barn Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colbrand Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Barn Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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