Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 74.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 27.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Royal Park Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 1330th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Royal Park Close (B74 4RL) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% higher than the Sutton Four Oaks average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Park Close (B74 4RL), the main crime hotspot is near Farncote Drive. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Royal Park Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Oaks Common Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Four Oaks Common Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heathfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farncote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Walsall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hook Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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