Total Crime Rate

341.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 341.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Robbery 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Warren Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 179th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warren Avenue (B13 8HE) in the last 12 months was 341.7 per 1,000 residents and was 150.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warren Avenue (B13 8HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alcester Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Warren Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ascot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alcester Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farquhar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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