Crime Rates at Melbury Grove, Birmingham, B14 6BN

Melbury Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 177th 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 Melbury Grove (B14 6BN) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% lower than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbury Grove (B14 6BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brandwood Grove, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenwood Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.