Crime Rates at Coveley Grove, Birmingham, B18 5RD

Coveley Grove area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 408th 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 Coveley Grove (B18 5RD) in the last 12 months was 221.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% higher than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 134.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coveley Grove (B18 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hobson Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lees Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.