Total Crime Rate

228.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 228.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cofton Park Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 407th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cofton Park Close (B45 8AG) in the last 12 months was 228.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cofton Park Close (B45 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near St Columbas Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cofton Park Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cofton Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Columbas Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Columbas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toll House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryde Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryde Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tinmeadow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cofton Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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