Total Crime Rate
97.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burnlea 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Fordrough | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookes Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orwell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Orwell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnlea Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burnlea Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Staple Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Tree Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Fordrough | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Acres Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Staple Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aire Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Littlemead Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Houldey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beach Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlemead Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Exe Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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