Total Crime Rate
112.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edison Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Quinton , and the 1176th 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 Edison Grove (B32 2SF) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% higher than the Quinton average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edison Grove (B32 2SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayswood Grove, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rennie Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fleming Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Faraday Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fleming Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Quinton Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quinton Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Quinton Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edison Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rennie Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Faraday Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Faraday Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fleming Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunt Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wedgewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinner Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Max Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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