Total Crime Rate

276.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.0 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 276.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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

Ashover Grove area has the 36th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 264th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashover Grove (B18 4EU) in the last 12 months was 276.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashover Grove (B18 4EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Green Road (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashover Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary East Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4040 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cuthbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cape Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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