Crime Rates at Willow Avenue, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B17 8HH

Willow Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1529th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Avenue (B17 8HH) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Avenue (B17 8HH), the main crime hotspot is near Dorset Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.