Crime Rates at Portfield Grove, Birmingham, B23 5UD

Portfield Grove area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 538th 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 Portfield Grove (B23 5UD) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% lower than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portfield Grove (B23 5UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sir Benjamin Stone Way, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bell Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.