Total Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridgeway area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 712th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (B23 7TH) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (B23 7TH), the main crime hotspot is near Boulton Walk. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaucer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boulton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Boulton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivyfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivyfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaucer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilsley Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilsley Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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