Total Crime Rate

323.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 323.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 157.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Averill Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Averill Road (B26 2EG) in the last 12 months was 323.6 per 1,000 residents and was 193.9% higher than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Averill Road (B26 2EG), the main crime hotspot is near Averill Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Averill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Averill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshut Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Averill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Milstead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Averill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Duncroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Billingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleetwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Este Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Este Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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