Total Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willow Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 287th 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 Willow Avenue (B17 8HE) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willow Avenue (B17 8HE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ladywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Belmont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunsford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunsford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hickory Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawlings Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bearwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardinal Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardinal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bearwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rawlings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rutland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B4182 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4182 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willow Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B4182 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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