Total Crime Rate

115.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 115.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brookmans Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Quinton , and the 1131st 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 Brookmans Avenue (B32 2SL) in the last 12 months was 115.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher than the Quinton average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookmans Avenue (B32 2SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayswood Grove, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Higley Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookmans Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rennie Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lygon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Higley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Higley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Quinton Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinner Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edison Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quinton Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quinton Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleming Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleming Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleming Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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