Total Crime Rate

251.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 251.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lawford Grove area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 316th 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 Lawford Grove (B5 7JH) in the last 12 months was 251.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawford Grove (B5 7JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Macdonald Street, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawford Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sherlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherlock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macdonald Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Horton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mowbray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherlock Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macdonald Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrentham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernolds Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vernolds Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernolds Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barrow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barrow Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Macdonald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Macdonald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodnet Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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