Total Crime Rate
152.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Henshaw Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 774th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Henshaw Grove (B25 8PD) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% higher than the Heartlands average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henshaw Grove (B25 8PD), the main crime hotspot is near Wembley Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Brantford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elgin Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brantford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brantford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Steel Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ring | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steel Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henshaw Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henshaw Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elgin Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Elgin Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brantford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elgin Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Washford Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holder Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wembley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Washford Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wembley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kathleen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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