Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 187.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.1 10/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Coven Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 554th 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 Coven Grove (B29 5JD) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coven Grove (B29 5JD), the main crime hotspot is near Gaydon Grove. Police recorded 32 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 Coven Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bottetourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chatwell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pennant Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kemberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bottetourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bottetourt Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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