Total Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 49.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Seacroft Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 851st 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 Seacroft Avenue (B25 8YH) in the last 12 months was 49.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Sheldon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seacroft Avenue (B25 8YH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 197 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seacroft Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Grevis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcombe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alcombe Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Church Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kew Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoney Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alcombe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kington Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cowles Croft Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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