Total Crime Rate
131.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eltham 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Landswood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elswick Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waltham Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Homerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Homerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Finchley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elswick Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elswick Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elswick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ensdon Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Clapton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Clapton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clapton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmonton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranehouse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckenham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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