Total Crime Rate

167.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 701st highest crime rate of 3,083 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 167.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% higher than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rickyard Piece (B32 2QN), the main crime hotspot is near First Meadow Piece. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rickyard Piece area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Moat Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Meadow Piece Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Meadow Piece Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Meadow Piece Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dufton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dufton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martley Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Martley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Martley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Higley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bolney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Higley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Moat Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Meadow Piece Under investigation
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Data Sources

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