Total Crime Rate

122.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Birkdale Grove area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1051st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkdale Grove (B29 7SE) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkdale Grove (B29 7SE), the main crime hotspot is near Bond Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkdale Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raddlebarn Farm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gristhorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Way Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Corner Under investigation
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Data Sources

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