Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garden Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 1364th 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 Garden Close (B45 0DE) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Close (B45 0DE), 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 Garden Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lysander Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fabian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ringwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lysander Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miranda Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miranda Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glen Devon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ringwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fabian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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