Total Crime Rate
301.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 232nd 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 Grove Road (B14 6ST) in the last 12 months was 301.4 per 1,000 residents and was 215.2% higher than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 106.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Road (B14 6ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazelwell Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Billesley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercia Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chirton Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hazelwell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chirton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partons Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chirton Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercia Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chirton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chirton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chirton Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
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