Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fell Grove area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 559th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fell Grove (B21 8JQ) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fell Grove (B21 8JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Place. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fell Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Boundary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Island Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sampson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sampson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sampson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sampson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sampson Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Fell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camp Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Willow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Boundary Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Boundary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Boundary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Boundary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Raleigh Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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