Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 872nd 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 Willow Avenue (B17 8HH) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Avenue (B17 8HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterloo Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrivale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road
Apr 2026Other theft Pearman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardinal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardinal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickory Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clent View Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clent View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clent View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Capethorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Capethorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Capethorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capethorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capethorn Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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