Total Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avery Drive area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1529th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avery Drive (B27 6AL) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avery Drive (B27 6AL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avery Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greswolde Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexander Road
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blossomville Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blossomville Way
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sherbourne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avery Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flint Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalston Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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