Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 27.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 5.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Grove Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 385th 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 Grove Road (B14 6SR) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (B14 6SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercia Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Norton View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norton View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melstock Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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