Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1237th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (B27 6NL) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (B27 6NL), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tanyards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roberts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elmdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weates Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weates Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Weates Yard Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weates Yard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagnall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Henbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodberry Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodberry Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodberry Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Henbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Henbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottesbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colwall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weates Yard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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