Crime Rates at Wardour Grove, Birmingham, B44 0AU

Wardour Grove area has the 19th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 623rd 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 Wardour Grove (B44 0AU) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% higher than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardour Grove (B44 0AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Drive, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shepherds Way (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.