Total Crime Rate
371.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stapleton Close area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Sutton Walmley & Minworth , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stapleton Close (B76 1XT) in the last 12 months was 371.4 per 1,000 residents and was 614.4% higher than the Sutton Walmley & Minworth average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stapleton Close (B76 1XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moreland Croft, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lytham Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyneham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moreland Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cheswood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moreland Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moreland Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cheswood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moreland Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Moreland Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Denegate Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyneham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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