Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Finsbury Grove area has the 81st lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1511th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finsbury Grove (B23 6LF) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finsbury Grove (B23 6LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Parklands, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Short Heath Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finsbury Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Regan Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Regan Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Regan Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Short Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Short Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kestrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kestrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Finsbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edgware Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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