Total Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Richards Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Longbridge & West Heath , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Richards Close (B31 4TE) in the last 12 months was 19.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% lower than the Longbridge & West Heath average (117.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richards Close (B31 4TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heronfield Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nimmings Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heronfield Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walters Close | Under investigation |
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