Total Crime Rate

962.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

213.8 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 962.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 467.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 213.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.9 10/10
  • Other theft 47.5 10/10
  • Burglary 38.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Robbery 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.6 10/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
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

Cofton Park Drive area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Drive (B45 8DF) in the last 12 months was 962.0 per 1,000 residents and was 688.1% 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 Shoplifting with 197 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 213.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cofton Park Drive (B45 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Chadwick Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cofton Park Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rednal Mill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Columbas Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cofton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadwick Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tinmeadow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lickey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lickey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Columbas Drive —
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Data Sources

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