Total Crime Rate

124.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 124.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

May Avenue area has the 59th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1037th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around May Avenue (B12 8RG) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Avenue (B12 8RG), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in May Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Street —
Apr 2026Robbery White Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Road —
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Data Sources

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