Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 89.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ridgacre Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Quinton , and the 1482nd highest 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 Ridgacre Road (B32 1AP) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Quinton average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgacre Road (B32 1AP), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsway. Police recorded 23 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 Ridgacre Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clay Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A458 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bissell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ridgacre Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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