Total Crime Rate

510.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 510.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 270.7 10/10
  • Other theft 56.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Other crime 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ruthall Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 84th 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 Ruthall Close (B29 4PL) in the last 12 months was 510.9 per 1,000 residents and was 419.1% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 318.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruthall Close (B29 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Abdon Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruthall Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruthall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Abdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Abdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Abdon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silvington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weirbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holdgate Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holdgate Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Holdgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holdgate Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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