Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Elmfield Avenue area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 972nd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmfield Avenue (B24 0QF) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmfield Avenue (B24 0QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Humberstone Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsbury Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerby Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cincinnati Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Timbers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Edgemond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humberstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humberstone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humberstone Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Humberstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Humberstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humberstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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