Total Crime Rate
43.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nightjar 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firecrest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enderby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wendover Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Primrose Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lapwing Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lapwing Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enderby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enderby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Primrose Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enderby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Enderby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Phoenix Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lavender Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enderby Road | Under investigation |
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