Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 93.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ivydale Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1428th 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 Ivydale Avenue (B26 3SL) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ivydale Avenue (B26 3SL), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ivydale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosecroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Smithy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ragley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mardon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Rectory Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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