Total Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Welbeck Grove area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 476th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Welbeck Grove (B23 7UT) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welbeck Grove (B23 7UT), the main crime hotspot is near Faulkners Farm Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingstanding| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faulkners Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brookvale Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenneth Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Kenneth Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkhouse Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Purley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Taylors Orchard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Taylors Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Taylors Orchard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylors Orchard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylors Orchard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osier Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellis Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cygnet Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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