Crime Rates at Rectory Grove, Birmingham, B18 5SG

Rectory Grove area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 625th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Rectory Grove (B18 5SG) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Grove (B18 5SG), the main crime hotspot is near Villiers Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.