Total Crime Rate
121.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rickyard Piece area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 1067th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Rickyard Piece (B32 2QW) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rickyard Piece (B32 2QW), the main crime hotspot is near Rickyard Piece. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickyard Piece | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martley Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickyard Piece | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickyard Piece | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickyard Piece | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Meadow Piece | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pennard Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dufton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickyard Piece | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Martley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martley Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lygon Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunslet Road | Under investigation |
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