Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Quinton , and the 852nd 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 Ridgacre Lane (B32 1ES) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgacre Lane (B32 1ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgacre Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodgreen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Daventry Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birdlip Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ridgacre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgacre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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