Crime Rates at Cotswold Close, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 0BD

Cotswold Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 852nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotswold Close (B45 0BD) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Frankley Great Park average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Close (B45 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hafren Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radnor Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.