Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Plants Grove area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1084th 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 Plants Grove (B24 0HP) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plants Grove (B24 0HP), the main crime hotspot is near Little Pitts Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plants Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bickton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hervey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Silverdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Silverdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hervey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plants Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blithfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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