Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 64.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Romney Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 1148th 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 Romney Close (B28 0ET) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the Hall Green North average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romney Close (B28 0ET), the main crime hotspot is near Cambrai Drive. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romney Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hamlet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmcourt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmcourt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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