Total Crime Rate

233.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 233.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ripple Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ripple Road (B30 2RB) in the last 12 months was 233.0 per 1,000 residents and was 131.5% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 70.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ripple Road (B30 2RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazelwell Lane, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Drive (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ripple Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pit Leasow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pit Leasow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bewdley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bewdley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bewdley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bewdley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windrush Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ribblesdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ribblesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ten Acre Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Mews Under investigation
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