Crime Rates at Lye Avenue, Birmingham, B32 3UE

Lye Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 408th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lye Avenue (B32 3UE) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lye Avenue (B32 3UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lye Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allwood Gardens (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.