Total Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hamilton Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Hamilton Avenue (B17 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Avenue (B17 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Adkins Lane. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adkins Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porters Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Adkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Adkins Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Adkins Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Adkins Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adkins Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Adkins Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Adkins Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porters Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Adkins Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adkins Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adkins Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hartford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norwich Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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