Total Crime Rate

356.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 356.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.7 10/10
  • Other theft 47.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.4 10/10
  • Robbery 18.4 10/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ashfield Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashfield Avenue (B14 7AP) in the last 12 months was 356.6 per 1,000 residents and was 175.8% higher 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 35 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 Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 165.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Avenue (B14 7AP), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sandhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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