Total Crime Rate
88.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Moseley , and the 1516th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Avenue (B13 9RU) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the Moseley average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Avenue (B13 9RU), the main crime hotspot is near Mayfield Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Moseley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lench'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Leaf Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mayfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mayfield Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lench'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Greenhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Manor Park Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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