Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Avon Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1496th 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 Avon Street (B11 4SE) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Street (B11 4SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weatheroak Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belvidere Gardens (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fraser Road
Apr 2026Public order Weatheroak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Roderick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Roderick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roderick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Grange Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castleford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weatheroak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Old Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ansell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weatheroak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weatheroak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weatheroak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weatheroak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvidere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvidere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvidere Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Madeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Madeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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