Total Crime Rate

528.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 528.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 167.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laburnum Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 78th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Laburnum Grove (B13 8EL) in the last 12 months was 528.5 per 1,000 residents and was 288.1% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 193.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 163.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Grove (B13 8EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alcester Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Laburnum Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grayfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grayfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lench'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrisons Pleck Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrisons Pleck Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farquhar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Farquhar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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