Total Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Stancroft Grove area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 506th 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 Stancroft Grove (B26 2JB) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stancroft Grove (B26 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Averill Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stancroft Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Averill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshut Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Averill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duncroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennedy Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennedy Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kennedy Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Averill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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