Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 54.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Grove Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 953rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (B11 4DB) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (B11 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greswolde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greswolde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greswolde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Passey Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Solihull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Solihull Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Solihull Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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