Total Crime Rate

113.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Murdock Grove area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1160th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Murdock Grove (B21 0PN) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murdock Grove (B21 0PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Murdock Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Warstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Warstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Babington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Boulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Boulton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winsham Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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