Crime Rates at Avenue Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8ED

Avenue Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 622nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (B21 8ED) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (B21 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.