Total Crime Rate
105.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abdon Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 1311th 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 Abdon Avenue (B29 4PG) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abdon Avenue (B29 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Abdon Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bournville & Cotteridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holdgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silvington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weirbrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Abdon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Abdon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holdgate Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abdon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Abdon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holdgate Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holdgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruthall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cob Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cobs Field | Under investigation |
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