Crime Rates at Cresswell Grove, Birmingham, B24 0GA

Cresswell Grove area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 690th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cresswell Grove (B24 0GA) in the last 12 months was 168.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% higher than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cresswell Grove (B24 0GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sorrel Grove, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westwood View (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.