Total Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Braceby Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 535th 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 Braceby Avenue (B13 0UR) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braceby Avenue (B13 0UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Braceby Avenue, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purefoy Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Braceby Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Braceby Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Purefoy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purefoy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Braceby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellerslie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sandway Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Braceby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Capcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Braceby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Braceby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braceby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braceby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braceby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hullbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Braceby Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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