Total Crime Rate
12.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lepid Grove area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Lepid Grove (B29 6RU) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lepid Grove (B29 6RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goss Croft, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gibbins Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournville & Cotteridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fladbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Strathdene Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbins Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goss Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goss Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fladbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fladbury Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fladbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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