Total Crime Rate
126.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abney Grove area has the 48th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1016th 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 Abney Grove (B44 0SW) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abney Grove (B44 0SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welshmans Hill, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tottenham Crescent (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | King Charles Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Banners Gate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatcham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatcham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tottenham Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Welshmans Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waltham Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tottenham Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Banners Gate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Banners Gate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartley Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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