Total Crime Rate
387.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
246.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Florence Grove area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 148th 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 Florence Grove (B18 4DS) in the last 12 months was 387.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 246.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Florence Grove (B18 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Green Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Algernon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cape Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cape Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heath Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Twyning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cuthbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twyning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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