Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellerside Grove area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 987th 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 Ellerside Grove (B31 2RA) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower than the Allens Cross average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellerside Grove (B31 2RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sylvan Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ellerside Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sylvan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sylvan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mill Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery The Mill Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Mill Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mill Walk
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ellerside Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mill Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Purslow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Long Green Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verstone Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Harpers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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