Crime Rates at St Pauls Avenue, Birmingham, B12 8LU

St Pauls Avenue area has the 40th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 593rd 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 St Pauls Avenue (B12 8LU) in the last 12 months was 184.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Avenue (B12 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Grove (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.