Total Crime Rate

196.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgemount Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 537th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgemount Drive (B38 9SE) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% higher than the King's Norton North average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgemount Drive (B38 9SE), the main crime hotspot is near Sedgeberrow Covert. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgemount Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Acres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedgeberrow Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sedgeberrow Covert Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydbrook Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lydbrook Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burford Park Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Thatch Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Low Thatch —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldbourne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgemount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedgeberrow Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Driftwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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