Total Crime Rate

309.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 309.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hedgley Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 219th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedgley Grove (B33 9LR) in the last 12 months was 309.0 per 1,000 residents and was 199.6% higher than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 128.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedgley Grove (B33 9LR), the main crime hotspot is near Kitt'S Green Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hedgley Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bushbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kitt'S Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watland Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Croxton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Roundhay Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempe Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Peplow Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flaxton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydon Croft Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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