Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mersey Grove area has the 36th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1118th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Mersey Grove (B38 9LA) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% higher than the King's Norton North average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey Grove (B38 9LA), the main crime hotspot is near Thistle Green. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mersey Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thistle Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thistle Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thistle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mersey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mersey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mersey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mersey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsey Covert Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsey Covert Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kempsey Covert Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thistle Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Beech Hurst Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Foyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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