Crime Rates at Lighthorne Avenue, Ladywood, Birmingham, B16 8EP

Lighthorne Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1029th 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 Lighthorne Avenue (B16 8EP) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lighthorne Avenue (B16 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Marks Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kilby Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.