Total Crime Rate

153.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 153.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornhill Grove area has the 37th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 800th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornhill Grove (B21 9DB) in the last 12 months was 153.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 111.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornhill Grove (B21 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Union Row. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornhill Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Union Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ivy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Waverhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holliday Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Branksome Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Midland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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