Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 152.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grace Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 771st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grace Road (B11 1ED) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grace Road (B11 1ED), the main crime hotspot is near Benton Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Montgomery Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medlicott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medlicott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medlicott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Montgomery Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montgomery Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolobran Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Melrose Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Anderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Poplar Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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