Total Crime Rate
63.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitminster Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1123rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitminster Avenue (B24 9NG) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitminster Avenue (B24 9NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spruce Grove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colston Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doreen Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shipley Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tolworth Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Berkswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spruce Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Berkswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Firtree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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