Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blyton Close area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1411th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blyton Close (B16 0DU) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blyton Close (B16 0DU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blyton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summerfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northbrook Street
Sep 2025Drugs Barford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4040 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blyton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blyton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blyton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Coplow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiggin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B4135 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4135 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4135 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4135 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiggin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4040 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Link Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summerfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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