Total Crime Rate

383.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

261.7 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 383.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 261.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.6 10/10
  • Robbery 35.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.7 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 Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 153rd 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 Avenue (B21 9EX) in the last 12 months was 383.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 261.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Avenue (B21 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Soho Road. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waverhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waverhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branksome Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Osborne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thornhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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