Total Crime Rate
299.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
183.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rye Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 231st 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 Rye Grove (B11 3RD) in the last 12 months was 299.0 per 1,000 residents and was 112.6% higher than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 183.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rye Grove (B11 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Rye Grove. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rye Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyseley Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rye Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rye Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Haybrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haybrook Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rye Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathcliff Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eaton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Knights Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Road | Under investigation |
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