Total Crime Rate
142.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ridgacre Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Quinton , and the 894th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Ridgacre Road (B32 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% higher than the Quinton average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridgacre Road (B32 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dwellings Lane (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Quinton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dwellings Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dwellings Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ridgacre Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitley Court Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bramcote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Warple Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Suncroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Suncroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newburn Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newburn Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hernehurst | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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