Total Crime Rate

12.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Knighton Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knighton Close (B74 4BA) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Sutton Four Oaks average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Close (B74 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farncote Drive, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near All Saints Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knighton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Farncote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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