Total Crime Rate

284.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.3 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 284.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.0 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 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

Greenvale Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 245th 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 Greenvale Avenue (B26 3XN) in the last 12 months was 284.7 per 1,000 residents and was 157.1% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 215.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenvale Avenue (B26 3XN), the main crime hotspot is near Greenvale Avenue. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenvale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Greenvale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenvale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenvale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenvale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenvale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenvale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenvale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenvale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenvale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenvale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapledene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapledene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mapledene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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