Total Crime Rate
72.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edison Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Quinton , and the 1299th 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 Edison Grove (B32 2SQ) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Quinton average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.8% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edison Grove (B32 2SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Leasow. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Quinton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wedgewood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edison Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Middle Leasow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Middle Leasow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Middle Leasow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Leasow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Leasow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Leasow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Leasow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lower White Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower White Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Quinton Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Quinton Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower White Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edison Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mayswood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wedgewood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Max Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faraday Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fleming Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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