Total Crime Rate
219.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 413th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 219.2 per 1,000 residents and was 127.2% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% 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 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vicarage Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chirton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Norton View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Norton View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colmore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercia Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Norton View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chirton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hambury Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hambury Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hambury Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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