Total Crime Rate
387.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
246.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria 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 Victoria Grove (B18 4DT) 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 Victoria Grove (B18 4DT), the main crime hotspot is near Magdala Street. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 97 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Magdala Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cape Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdala Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Twyning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Magdala Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Magdala Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Magdala Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Magdala Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Magdala Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdala Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdala Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdala Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdala Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cape Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdala Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heath Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | West Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Gardens | Under investigation |
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