Total Crime Rate
299.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
172.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spring Grove area has the 21st highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 228th 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 Spring Grove (B19 1EA) in the last 12 months was 299.4 per 1,000 residents and was 139.4% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 172.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spring Grove (B19 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barker Street, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Naden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barker Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hunters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lunar Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lozells Wood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Old Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overmoor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Naden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overmoor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wretham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charleville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Weston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Soho Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Soho Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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