Total Crime Rate
43.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashbrook Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 715th 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 Ashbrook Road (B30 2XB) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashbrook Road (B30 2XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brockley Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brockley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashbrook Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cecil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brockley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brockley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pit Leasow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pit Leasow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dornton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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