Crime Rates at Murdock Grove, Birmingham, B21 0PN

Murdock Grove area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1329th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% 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 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.