Total Crime Rate

278.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cattells Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 276th 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 Cattells Grove (B7 5RA) in the last 12 months was 278.9 per 1,000 residents and was 139.3% higher than the Nechells average (116.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cattells Grove (B7 5RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Freeman Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malvern Hill Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cattells Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glovers Field Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freeman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheatham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nechells Park Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nechells Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cattells Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Robertsons Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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