Total Crime Rate

189.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Knoll Croft area has the 56th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 569th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knoll Croft (B16 8DY) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knoll Croft (B16 8DY), the main crime hotspot is near Rann Close. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knoll Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kilby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Morville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rann Close
Sep 2025Public order Rann Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherborne Street Wharf
Sep 2025Other theft Sherborne Street Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sherborne Street Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rann Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Grove
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ledbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ledbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawlins Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Power Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rann Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guild Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Guild Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladywood Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Great Tindal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guild Close
Sep 2025Drugs Bellcroft Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rodney Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Rodney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guild Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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