Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.0 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 141.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

The Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 874th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (B27 6NU) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (B27 6NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Culham Close (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dagnall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hanbury Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Culham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dagnall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Culham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bericote Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lincoln Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bericote Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hanbury Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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