Total Crime Rate

124.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 124.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Whitcot Grove area has the 31st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1040th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitcot Grove (B31 4JU) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitcot Grove (B31 4JU), the main crime hotspot is near Falfield Grove. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitcot Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sunbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Falfield Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Falfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Falfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Falfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daffodil Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bittell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Haldon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reabrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Reabrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sunbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bittell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Falfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Culmington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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