Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 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 131.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Eltham Grove area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 955th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eltham Grove (B44 0QQ) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% higher than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eltham Grove (B44 0QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elswick Grove, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenwood Place (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eltham Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Landswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elswick Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waltham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elswick Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elswick Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ensdon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clapton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clapton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clapton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmonton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranehouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckenham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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