Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 143.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hunstanton Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 885th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hunstanton Avenue (B17 8TA) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunstanton Avenue (B17 8TA), the main crime hotspot is near Galton Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hunstanton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porters Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A456 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Norwich Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hartford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porters Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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