Total Crime Rate

235.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 235.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 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

The Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 381st 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 The Avenue (B27 6NE) in the last 12 months was 235.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 322.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (B27 6NE), the main crime hotspot is near Elmdon Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Henbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Henbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Henbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colwall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodberry Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olton Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodberry Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagnall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodberry Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elmdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weates Yard
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weates Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tanyards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weates Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weates Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roberts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Weates Yard Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olton Croft Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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