Total Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 56.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elmstead Avenue area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 993rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Elmstead Avenue (B33 0PG) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 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 Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmstead Avenue (B33 0PG), the main crime hotspot is near Honeybourne Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmstead Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chaffcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmstead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Honeybourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Willaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wakeman Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wakeman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Honeybourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lychgate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dorncliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaffcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lychgate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tallington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tallington Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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