Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 33.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gristhorpe Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 493rd 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 Gristhorpe Road (B29 7SL) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gristhorpe Road (B29 7SL), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelwell Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gristhorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gristhorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Local resolution
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 2026Public order Hazelwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ribblesdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwards Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwards Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Windrush Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Way Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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