Total Crime Rate

286.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 286.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.5 9/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

West Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 241st 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 West Avenue (B20 2LU) in the last 12 months was 286.8 per 1,000 residents and was 300.2% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 120.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (B20 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Manway Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Slieve Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lloyd Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Slieve Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Slieve Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Slieve Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Slieve Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Slieve Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Slieve Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Englestede Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Davids Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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