Crime Rates at Whiston Grove, Birmingham, B29 5EJ

Whiston Grove area has the 37th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 1239th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whiston Grove (B29 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Bartley Green average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiston Grove (B29 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shenley Fields Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spernall Grove (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.