Total Crime Rate

259.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.6 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 259.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grove Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 300th 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 Grove Lane (B20 2EX) in the last 12 months was 259.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 147.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Lane (B20 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Golden Croft. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Golden Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copper Beech Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Copper Beech Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Golden Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leyton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Invention Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grove Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Grove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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