Total Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 44.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Royal Park Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 738th 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 Royal Park Close (B74 4RL) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Royal Park Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Royal Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Walsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Royal Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Royal Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Royal Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Park Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Four Oaks Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farncote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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