Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 164.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rickyard Piece area has the 12th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 685th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rickyard Piece (B32 2QN) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% higher than the Harborne average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 116.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rickyard Piece (B32 2QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Higley Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rickyard Piece (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rickyard Piece area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Martley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickyard Piece Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Meadow Piece Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Higley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickyard Piece Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lygon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Higley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickyard Piece Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickyard Piece Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickyard Piece Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dufton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martley Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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