Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 32.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South Grove area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 466th 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 South Grove (B6 6BD) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% lower than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Grove (B6 6BD), the main crime hotspot is near Alma Way. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chain Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dovehouse Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fentham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Arden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dovehouse Pool Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Alma Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chain Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Road
Apr 2026Drugs Guildford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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