Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Spruce Grove area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 936th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spruce Grove (B24 9TB) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spruce Grove (B24 9TB), the main crime hotspot is near Elmwood Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spruce Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elmwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tolworth Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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