Total Crime Rate
124.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rye Grass Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 1034th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rye Grass Walk (B35 7LL) in the last 12 months was 124.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Castle Vale average (138.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rye Grass Walk (B35 7LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Cuthberts Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Close Walk (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cosford Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyce Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakington Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oakington Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Watton Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dyce Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dyce Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyce Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyce Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rhoose Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhoose Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhoose Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merlin Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merlin Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Athan Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Farnborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Farnborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Montrose Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rye Grass Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chigwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cosford Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kemble Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Close Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Northolt Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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