Total Crime Rate

148.3 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 148.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nineveh Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 840th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Nineveh Avenue (B21 0SZ) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nineveh Avenue (B21 0SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Soho Road. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nineveh Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Foxcote Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Soho Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Willes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Willes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Soho Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Berry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Grove Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meredith Pool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tew Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nineveh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tew Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxcote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Foxcote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Grasmere Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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