Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shawbury Grove area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1385th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shawbury Grove (B12 0TS) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shawbury Grove (B12 0TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradford Street, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alcester Street (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shawbury Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Broom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alcester Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bradford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rea Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Broom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Broom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Little Broom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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