Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Avondale Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Small Heath , and the 829th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avondale Road (B11 3JT) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Small Heath average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 132.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Road (B11 3JT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avondale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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