Total Crime Rate
178.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ledbury 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Tindal Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rann Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Guild Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Guild Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledsam Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Tindal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Tindal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Tindal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Tindal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashton Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Huntly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rann Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rann Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arden Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arden Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arden Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arden Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntly Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rann Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Skipton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Skipton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skipton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ledbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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