Total Crime Rate

308.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 308.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.3 10/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Other theft 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Rattle Croft area has the 8th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 215th 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 Rattle Croft (B33 8EF) in the last 12 months was 308.7 per 1,000 residents and was 180.3% higher than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 186.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rattle Croft (B33 8EF), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rattle Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Flaxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rattle Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rattle Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rattle Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avocet Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Yardley Fields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franks Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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