Crime Rates at Central Avenue, Birmingham, B31 4HQ

Central Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Avenue (B31 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 374.6 per 1,000 residents and was 249.9% higher than the Allens Cross average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 161.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (B31 4HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eden Close (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.