Total Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 48th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1050th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (B27 6NU) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 325.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (B27 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 25 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olton Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lincoln Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagnall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scott Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lincoln Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lincoln Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olton Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Canal Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lincoln Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canal Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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