Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.9 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 119.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 85.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cowley Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Small Heath , and the 1086th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowley Grove (B11 2JD) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% higher than the Small Heath average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Grove (B11 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Medina Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowley Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roma Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order River Lee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Medina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medina Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Lee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Lee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime River Lee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roma Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roma Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Lee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime River Lee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morcom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morcom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Battery Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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