Total Crime Rate

183.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.8 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 183.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ridpool Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 580th 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 Ridpool Road (B33 9RB) in the last 12 months was 183.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 111.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridpool Road (B33 9RB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmonds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmonds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmonds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppenhall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scholars Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dewhurst Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewhurst Croft Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hallmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Felton Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppenhall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Eddish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dewhurst Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Folliott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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