Total Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maxstoke Close area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 1051st 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 Maxstoke Close (B32 4JX) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maxstoke Close (B32 4JX), the main crime hotspot is near Harlech Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 12 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 | Harlech Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlech Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlech Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harlech Close | Under investigation |
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