Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 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 89.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Foxcote Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1495th 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 Foxcote Avenue (B21 0TL) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foxcote Avenue (B21 0TL), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Lane. Police recorded 134 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 Foxcote Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Conifer Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conifer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conifer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conifer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Haseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Louise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nineveh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nineveh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nineveh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nineveh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Louise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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