Crime Rates at Swains Grove, Birmingham, B44 9QG

Swains Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 871st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swains Grove (B44 9QG) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 113.8% higher than the Oscott average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swains Grove (B44 9QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernhill Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swains Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.