Crime Rates at Thomas Walsh Avenue, Birmingham, B23 5BH

Thomas Walsh Avenue area has the 55th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 980th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Thomas Walsh Avenue (B23 5BH) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% higher than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Walsh Avenue (B23 5BH), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.