Total Crime Rate
187.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roddis Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 578th 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 Roddis Close (B23 5XD) in the last 12 months was 187.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% higher than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 132.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roddis Close (B23 5XD), the main crime hotspot is near Sheddington Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingstanding| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marshmont Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Casey Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Casey Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Casey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nesscliffe Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fardon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Deerham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marys View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lydget Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rufford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydget Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Marys View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hallot Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lydget Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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