Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

The Ridgeway area has the 80th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1214th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (B23 7TH) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (B23 7TH), the main crime hotspot is near Boulton Walk. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 14 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellis Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brookvale Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taylors Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Taylors Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Taylors Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylors Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylors Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boulton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenneth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Purley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Boulton Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kenneth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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