Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 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 97.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Burnlea Grove area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1364th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnlea Grove (B31 3LT) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher than the King's Norton North average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnlea Grove (B31 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldersmead Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beach Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burnlea Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Fordrough Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookes Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Orwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnlea Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnlea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staple Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Tree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Fordrough Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Acres Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Staple Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlemead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houldey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exe Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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