Total Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kelfield Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 543rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Kelfield Avenue (B17 0QL) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Bartley Green average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kelfield Avenue (B17 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Beaumont Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferncliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stapylton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stapylton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferncliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
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