Total Crime Rate
90.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ambleside area has the 48th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 1504th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ambleside (B32 3HY) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ambleside (B32 3HY), the main crime hotspot is near Highmore Drive. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bartley Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Modbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Knoll | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highmore Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highmore Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willow Coppice | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pickering Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickering Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickering Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dunbar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunbar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Knoll | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Knoll | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eves Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dainton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dainton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clover Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Westside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westside Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brook Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highmore Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willow Coppice | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Foredraft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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