Crime Rates at Invention Avenue, Birmingham, B21 9AF

Invention Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 349th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Invention Avenue (B21 9AF) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 139.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Invention Avenue (B21 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Golden Croft. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.