Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 43.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Scout Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 699th 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 Scout Close (B33 0YW) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 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 Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scout Close (B33 0YW), the main crime hotspot is near Heritage Way. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scout Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gossey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heynesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heynesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heynesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Star Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbeam Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunbeam Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Robbery Bantams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Scott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bantams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bantams Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rycroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heynesfield Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heritage Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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