Crime Rates at Penley Grove, Birmingham, B8 2BJ

Penley Grove area has the 50th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1284th 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 Penley Grove (B8 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penley Grove (B8 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Walk, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tufnell Grove (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.