Total Crime Rate
46.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ralphs Meadow area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 790th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Ralphs Meadow (B32 3RN) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ralphs Meadow (B32 3RN), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 23 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Acres | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Simmons Leasow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Middlehill Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlehill Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlehill Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlehill Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlehill Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wood Leasow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sommerfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rushy Piece | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sommerfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brook Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Simmons Leasow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stonehouse Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Green Acres | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ralphs Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ralphs Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tigley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tigley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Simcox Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Acres | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wood Leasow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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