Crime Rates at Elswick Grove, Birmingham, B44 0PY

Elswick Grove area has the 39th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 955th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Elswick Grove (B44 0PY) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elswick Grove (B44 0PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Drive, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenwood Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.