Crime Rates at Portfield Grove, Birmingham, B23 5UB

Portfield Grove area has the 27th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 449th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Portfield Grove (B23 5UB) in the last 12 months was 216.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% higher than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portfield Grove (B23 5UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sir Benjamin Stone Way, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bell Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.