Total Crime Rate

245.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 245.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Glenthorne Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 361st 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 Glenthorne Road (B24 9RG) in the last 12 months was 245.6 per 1,000 residents and was 101.2% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 182.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenthorne Road (B24 9RG), the main crime hotspot is near Ardenleigh Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glenthorne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willey Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardenleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Willey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doreen Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doreen Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shipley Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firtree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmead Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmead Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashmead Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doreen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromford Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardenleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardenleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ardenleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ardenleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eversley Dale Under investigation

Data Sources

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