Total Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Frenshaw Grove area has the 77th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1065th lowest 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 Frenshaw Grove (B44 8JH) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frenshaw Grove (B44 8JH), the main crime hotspot is near Westward Close. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westward Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westward Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westward Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westward Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Westward Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Westward Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Westward Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Westward Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Westward Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Westward Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blenheim Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgewood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Knebworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crestwood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harleston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frenshaw Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbeck Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgewood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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