Total Crime Rate
417.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hale Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 125th 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 Hale Grove (B24 0NB) in the last 12 months was 417.4 per 1,000 residents and was 235.1% higher than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 156.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hale Grove (B24 0NB), the main crime hotspot is near Sorrel Grove. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakmeadow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jesmond Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Edinburgh Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyburn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pype Hayes Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jesmond Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edinburgh Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Varley Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gables | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyburn Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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