Crime Rates at Grove Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4DD

Grove Road area has the lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Small Heath , and the 37th 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 4DD) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (B11 4DD), the main crime hotspot is near Pickwick Grove. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.