Total Crime Rate

351.4 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 351.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Grovewood Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 167th 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 Grovewood Drive (B38 8NU) in the last 12 months was 351.4 per 1,000 residents and was 249.1% higher than the King's Norton North average (100.6 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 221.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 810.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grovewood Drive (B38 8NU), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Hurst. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grovewood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lydbrook Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teviot Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairmead Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydbrook Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sedgeberrow Covert Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burford Park Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Teviot Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedgeberrow Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedgeberrow Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Hurst —
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Data Sources

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