Total Crime Rate

144.3 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 144.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garden Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 877th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Close (B45 0DE) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Close (B45 0DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Garden Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitten Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Savernake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miranda Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dartmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospero Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospero Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prospero Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ashdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mow Bray Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mow Bray Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Blackdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitten Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitten Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mitten Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mitten Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mitten Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glen Devon Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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