Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 91.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 32.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 10.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Fourth Avenue area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1447th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Fourth Avenue (B29 7EU) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fourth Avenue (B29 7EU), the main crime hotspot is near Brookvale Mews. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fourth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookvale Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookvale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pebble Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sir John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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