Crime Rates at Cresswell Grove, Birmingham, B24 0GA

Cresswell Grove area has the 54th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 960th highest 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 Cresswell Grove (B24 0GA) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cresswell Grove (B24 0GA), the main crime hotspot is near Burcote Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.