Crime Rates at Park Avenue, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5ND

Park Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (B18 5ND) in the last 12 months was 345.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% higher than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 236.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (B18 5ND), the main crime hotspot is near South Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.