Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 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 56.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ridgacre Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Quinton , and the 1002nd 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 Road (B32 1JS) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgacre Road (B32 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lane. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birdlip Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Daventry Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faraday Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Faraday Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Faraday Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime World'S End Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgacre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunt Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Max Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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