Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 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 143.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wyre Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 853rd 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 Wyre Close (B45 0BL) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyre Close (B45 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Reaside Drive. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wyre Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crychan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reaside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reaside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reaside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cotswold Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Reaside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Cott Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hafren Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rubery Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hafren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Reaside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hafren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balaams Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Crychan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reaside Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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