Total Crime Rate

187.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ringwood Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 552nd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Ringwood Drive (B45 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 187.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% higher than the Frankley Great Park average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ringwood Drive (B45 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Mitten Avenue. Police recorded 42 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 Ringwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ringwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rubery Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lysander Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lysander Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ringwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glen Devon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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