Total Crime Rate

202.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 202.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Guild Close area has the 46th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 479th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Guild Close (B16 8DT) in the last 12 months was 202.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -24.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 106.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guild Close (B16 8DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guild Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rann Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Guild Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Alston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Grove
Apr 2026Burglary Guild Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Guild Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledsam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rann Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rann Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rann Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rann Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bellcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilby Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Kilby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lighthorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Morville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashton Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Graston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Tindal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Tindal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Tindal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Tindal Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Tindal Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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