Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.8 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 146.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackdown Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 825th 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 Blackdown Close (B45 0DL) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackdown Close (B45 0DL), the main crime hotspot is near Ringwood Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackdown Close area

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

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