Total Crime Rate

178.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 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 178.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ledbury Close area has the 55th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 611th 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 Ledbury Close (B16 8RT) in the last 12 months was 178.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ledbury Close (B16 8RT), 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 Ledbury Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Alston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Tindal Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rann Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Tindal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashton Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Huntly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rann Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rann Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rann Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Skipton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skipton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ledbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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