Crime Rates at Ivy Avenue, Birmingham, B12 8RL

Ivy Avenue area has the 73rd highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1202nd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Ivy Avenue (B12 8RL) in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ivy Avenue (B12 8RL), 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.