Total Crime Rate

63.0 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 63.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Marden Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Longbridge & West Heath , and the 1111th 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 Marden Grove (B31 4RS) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marden Grove (B31 4RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longbridge Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nuthurst Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marden Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plymouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nimmings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Plymouth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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