Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 37.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Seaton Grove area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 589th 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 Seaton Grove (B13 8PD) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaton Grove (B13 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dad'S Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seaton Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dad'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dad'S Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dad'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dad'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dad'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dad'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Uffculme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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