Total Crime Rate

688.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

212.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 688.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 283.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 212.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Robbery 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
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

Bloomsbury Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 49th 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 Bloomsbury Grove (B14 7NU) in the last 12 months was 688.7 per 1,000 residents and was 500.5% higher than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 212.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloomsbury Grove (B14 7NU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bloomsbury Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Road —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hambury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hambury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melstock Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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