Crime Rates at Melbourne Avenue, Birmingham, B19 2HX

Melbourne Avenue area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 1406th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Melbourne Avenue (B19 2HX) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Avenue (B19 2HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guest Grove, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carpenter'S Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.