Total Crime Rate
63.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fir Avenue area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1133rd 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 Fir Avenue (B12 8QR) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fir Avenue (B12 8QR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balsall Heath West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Copperbeech Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clifton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Malvern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunny Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Poplar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Malvern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mount Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Louise Lorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louise Lorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingswood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Road | Under investigation |
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