Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 61.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Grove Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1073rd 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 Grove Lane (B21 9HF) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Lane (B21 9HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Soho Road, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Row (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Perry Mill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Golden Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branksome Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branksome Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branksome Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branksome Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Golden Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons York Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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