Total Crime Rate

342.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 342.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
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

Raleigh Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 176th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Raleigh Close (B21 8JX) in the last 12 months was 342.9 per 1,000 residents and was 369.5% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 171.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raleigh Close (B21 8JX), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Place. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Raleigh Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camp Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Island Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Island Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boundary Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boundary Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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