Total Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 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 43.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Nightjar Grove area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 713th 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 Nightjar Grove (B23 5HL) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 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 crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightjar Grove (B23 5HL), the main crime hotspot is near Enderby Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nightjar Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firecrest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enderby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wendover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primrose Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lapwing Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lapwing Croft
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enderby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enderby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primrose Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enderby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Enderby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Lavender Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enderby Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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