Crime and Safety in Knowle and Dorridge
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Knowle and Dorridge is the safest small town in the West Midlands, and is among the top 5 safest overall out of the West Midlands's 44 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Knowle and Dorridge in 2026 is 36 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to the West Midlands's overall crime rate, coming in 60% lower than the West Midlands rate of 90 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Knowle and Dorridge is the 76th safest small town, and the 3,898th safest location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In June 2023, Knowle and Dorridge was the worst small town in the West Midlands for burglary, with 15 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.79 per 1,000 daytime population. July 2022 was also a bad month for Knowle and Dorridge residents, when it was again the West Midlands's most dangerous small town for burglary, recording 13 crimes at a rate of 0.68 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Knowle and Dorridge are violence and sexual offences, with 267 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 14. This is 0.37% lower than 2025's figure of 268 offences and a difference of 0.08 from 2025's crime rate of 14. Knowle and Dorridge's least common crime is theft from the person, with 2 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 100% from 2025's figure of 1 crime.
Knowle and Dorridge 2026 Crime Scorecard
Safest
Small Towns, The West Midlands
53% lower, regional crime rate
West Midlands
50% lower, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Knowle and Dorridge is 53% lower than the West Midlands and 50% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Knowle and Dorridge Crime Rate Over Time
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Knowle and Dorridge Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Knowle and Dorridge represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Knowle and Dorridge's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Knowle and Dorridge up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Knowle and Dorridge's 442 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Crime Risk Scores
Knowle and Dorridge • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Knowle and Dorridge has a crime risk score of 270. This is based on analysis of 442 nearby areas within Knowle and Dorridge, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Knowle and Dorridge's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Knowle and Dorridge, crime risk scores are typically around 270, while in West Midlands they are average 643.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 332 (713 for West Midlands), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 396 (West Midlands 753).
Trends in Crime Risk
Knowle and Dorridge
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 25% in Knowle and Dorridge's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Knowle and Dorridge's crime risk score is down by 12%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Knowle and Dorridge's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 4.0%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Knowle and Dorridge
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Knowle and Dorridge • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Burglary offences have a crime rate of 3.22 reports per 1,000 people in Knowle and Dorridge, which is 1.03 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 61 crime reports logged by West Midlands Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, West Midlands Police recorded 84 reports of Vehicle Crime in Knowle and Dorridge, resulting in a crime rate of 4.41 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.03.
The crime rate for Possession of Weapons is 0.71 times the national average at 0.35 reports per 1,000. This is from 7 crime reports reported to West Midlands Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Knowle and Dorridge
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.69 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 0.16 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 331% over this timeframe.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.52 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 0.36 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 44% over this timeframe.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending upwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
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Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.34 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 1.66 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 19% over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.08 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 1.73 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 38% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.08 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 1.04 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 92% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Knowle and Dorridge • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Knowle and Dorridge | West Midlands | West Midlands Police | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 27 | 1.42 | 0.10 | 16,977 | 5.04 | 0.36 | 17,084 | 5.05 | 0.36 |
| Bicycle Theft | 8 | 0.41 | 0.93 | 1,772 | 0.52 | 0.71 | 1,777 | 0.52 | 0.71 |
| Burglary | 61 | 3.22 | 1.03 | 14,252 | 4.22 | 1.35 | 14,300 | 4.22 | 1.35 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 69 | 3.62 | 0.58 | 25,350 | 7.52 | 1.20 | 25,404 | 7.52 | 1.20 |
| Drugs | 6 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 9,654 | 2.87 | 0.93 | 9,664 | 2.87 | 0.93 |
| Other Crime | 20 | 1.05 | 0.77 | 6,250 | 1.85 | 1.00 | 6,266 | 1.85 | 1.00 |
| Other Theft | 33 | 1.73 | 0.33 | 19,062 | 5.66 | 0.99 | 19,093 | 5.65 | 0.99 |
| Possession of Weapons | 7 | 0.35 | 0.71 | 6,831 | 2.03 | 2.39 | 6,833 | 2.01 | 2.36 |
| Public Order | 43 | 2.25 | 0.42 | 18,103 | 5.37 | 0.93 | 18,140 | 5.37 | 0.93 |
| Robbery | 5 | 0.25 | 0.51 | 6,597 | 1.97 | 1.67 | 6,604 | 1.97 | 1.67 |
| Shoplifting | 75 | 3.94 | 0.55 | 31,696 | 9.42 | 1.32 | 31,710 | 9.40 | 1.32 |
| Theft From the Person | 2 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 2,721 | 0.81 | 0.52 | 2,721 | 0.81 | 0.52 |
| Vehicle Crime | 84 | 4.41 | 1.03 | 27,249 | 8.08 | 1.88 | 27,314 | 8.07 | 1.88 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 267 | 14.02 | 0.46 | 133,279 | 39.61 | 1.30 | 133,479 | 39.55 | 1.30 |
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Total Crime by Year
Knowle and Dorridge | West Midlands | West Midlands Police | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 680 | 35.67 | 0.54 | 302,816 | 89.93 | 1.25 | 303,305 | 89.81 | 1.25 |
| 2025 | 694 | 36.54 | 0.55 | 308,532 | 92.05 | 1.24 | 309,048 | 91.94 | 1.24 |
| 2024 | 772 | 40.44 | 0.58 | 325,474 | 97.98 | 1.30 | 326,040 | 97.88 | 1.30 |
| 2023 | 1,006 | 52.56 | 0.70 | 366,138 | 111.73 | 1.41 | 366,744 | 111.63 | 1.41 |
| 2022 | 886 | 46.49 | 0.65 | 362,498 | 111.98 | 1.46 | 362,973 | 111.82 | 1.46 |
| 2021 | 623 | 32.58 | 0.51 | 289,880 | 89.69 | 1.31 | 290,357 | 89.60 | 1.31 |
| 2020 | 658 | 34.21 | 0.50 | 254,446 | 78.82 | 1.06 | 254,889 | 78.73 | 1.06 |
| 2019 | 606 | 31.45 | 0.46 | 260,730 | 80.92 | 1.06 | 261,198 | 80.84 | 1.06 |
| 2018 | 745 | 38.70 | 0.61 | 234,675 | 73.07 | 1.03 | 235,152 | 73.00 | 1.03 |
| 2017 | 527 | 27.19 | 0.49 | 208,264 | 65.29 | 1.02 | 208,718 | 65.28 | 1.02 |
| 2016 | 197 | 10.13 | 0.57 | 62,786 | 19.74 | 1.04 | 62,881 | 19.72 | 1.03 |
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Knowle and Dorridge Compared to Nearby Small Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesbury | 2,364 | 112.77 | 216% more dangerous |
| Darlaston | 2,296 | 100.13 | 181% more dangerous |
| Brownhills | 1,845 | 99.34 | 178% more dangerous |
| Smith's Wood | 998 | 91.68 | 157% more dangerous |
| Kingshurst | 731 | 85.92 | 141% more dangerous |
| Castle Bromwich | 896 | 74.09 | 108% more dangerous |
| Coseley | 1,954 | 72.96 | 105% more dangerous |
| Knowle and Dorridge | 680 | 35.67 | - |
Comparing Knowle and Dorridge to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Knowle and Dorridge | 35.67 | - |
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 123% more dangerous |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 132% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 136% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 174% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 193% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 195% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 199% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 200% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 202% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 250% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Knowle and Dorridge's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Knowle and Dorridge that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
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| Malvern Park | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
Recent Crimes in Knowle and Dorridge
The 20 most recent crime reports in Knowle and Dorridge.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Needhill Close | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Whiteslade Close | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Grove Road | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Lodge Croft | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Langfield Road | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Grove Road | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Nailsworth Road | |
| April 2026 | Other crime | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Other crime | On or near Dell Farm Close | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Ivywood Drive | |
| April 2026 | Possession of weapons | On or near Langfield Road | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Minster Close | |
| April 2026 | Robbery | On or near High Street | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Chartley Close | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Wyken Close | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Lodge Croft | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Grove Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Blythewood Close | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Milton Close |
Methodology & Data Sources
Knowle and Dorridge Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Knowle and Dorridge during June 2026 will typically become available in August 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Knowle and Dorridge Data Points
For Knowle and Dorridge, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2022 release of their Built Up Areas dataset, using the BUA22CD column value E63003075.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Knowle and Dorridge's daytime - or "workday" - population of 12,372 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Knowle and Dorridge