Crime Rates at Mariner Avenue, Birmingham, B16 9EQ

Mariner Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1379th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Mariner Avenue (B16 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mariner Avenue (B16 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Montague Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.