Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Groveley Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Longbridge & West Heath , and the 1029th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Groveley Lane (B31 4QA) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Longbridge & West Heath average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groveley Lane (B31 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longbridge Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Groveley Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nimmings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Heronfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grayswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingswood Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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