Total Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 132.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tamarisk Close area has the 38th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 952nd 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 Tamarisk Close (B29 4DB) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tamarisk Close (B29 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Abdon Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tamarisk Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abdon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abdon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tamarisk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abdon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abdon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abdon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abdon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Swarthmore Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvide Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvide Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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