Crime Rates at Glovers Croft, Birmingham, B37 5AE

Glovers Croft area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

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 Glovers Croft (B37 5AE) in the last 12 months was 371.9 per 1,000 residents and was 225.4% higher than the Kingshurst and Fordbridge average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 256.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glovers Croft (B37 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodclose Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.