Total Crime Rate
222.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goffs Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 401st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Goffs Close (B32 3XA) in the last 12 months was 222.8 per 1,000 residents and was 107.9% higher than the Bartley Green average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goffs Close (B32 3XA), the main crime hotspot is near Stonebrook Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 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 | Brinklow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blakemore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stonebrook Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brinklow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blakemore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinnerton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brinklow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Doulton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Doulton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blakemore Close | Under investigation |
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