Total Crime Rate

265.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.7 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 265.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cattells Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 286th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 265.3 per 1,000 residents and was 129.0% higher than the Nechells average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 149.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cattells Grove (B7 5RA), the main crime hotspot is near Freeman Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cattells Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Freeman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freeman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranemoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cattells Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nechells Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glovers Field Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mounts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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