Total Crime Rate

158.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 158.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Knightstone Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lozells , and the 728th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knightstone Avenue (B18 6PR) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% higher than the Lozells average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightstone Avenue (B18 6PR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 430 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knightstone Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mint Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mint Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mint Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mint Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mint Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mint Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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