Total Crime Rate
48.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beech Dene Grove area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 796th 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 Beech Dene Grove (B23 6PN) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beech Dene Grove (B23 6PN), the main crime hotspot is near Ilsley Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 40 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 | Vehicle crime | Marsh Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | South Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammond Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bromford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | South Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ilsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milverton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beech Dene Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grayshott Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Under investigation |
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