Total Crime Rate

206.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 206.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 126.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Burglary 26.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gravelly Hill area has the 29th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 461st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gravelly Hill (B23 7NP) in the last 12 months was 206.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 126.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gravelly Hill (B23 7NP), the main crime hotspot is near Oval Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gravelly Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillaries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oval Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Knights Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Knights Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Knights Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hunton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Anita Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillaries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillaries Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince William Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gravelly Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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