Total Crime Rate

224.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.8 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 224.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.4 10/10
  • Other theft 44.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.8 7/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pershore Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 394th 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 Pershore Avenue (B29 7NP) in the last 12 months was 224.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pershore Avenue (B29 7NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookvale Mews (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pershore Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallace Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallace Road
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dobbs Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dobbs Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pebworth Close Local resolution
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallace Road

Data Sources

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