Total Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 33.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

County Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 498th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 County Close (B32 3SZ) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower than the Bartley Green average (107.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around County Close (B32 3SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Plough Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in County Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foredraft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bean Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Foredraft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stevens Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ox Leasow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Illeybrook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Square Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Illeybrook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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