Total Crime Rate
56.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ripley Grove area has the 71st lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 992nd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Ripley Grove (B23 7US) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ripley Grove (B23 7US), the main crime hotspot is near Cygnet Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welbeck Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Faulkners Farm Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilsley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cygnet Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cygnet Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cygnet Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cygnet Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cygnet Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilsley Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Suffield Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Suffield Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Purley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millwards End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Millwards End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ipsley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ridgeway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lakes Road | Under investigation |
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