Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 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 119.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Epping Close area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 1087th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Epping Close (B45 0DP) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Epping Close (B45 0DP), the main crime hotspot is near Radnor Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Epping Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wareham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hafren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Crychan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crychan 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 Ashdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hafren Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wareham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cotswold Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wareham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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