Total Crime Rate

177.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 177.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Crychan Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 617th 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 Crychan Close (B45 0JQ) in the last 12 months was 177.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% higher than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crychan Close (B45 0JQ), 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 Crychan Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarragon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hafren Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hafren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hafren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crychan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Crychan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balaams Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Coppice Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Coppice Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Cott Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frogmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coriander Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coriander Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coriander Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Field Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blue Gate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blue Gate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Coppice Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Coppice Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cotswold Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wareham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wareham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wareham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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