Total Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.9 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 132.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Dorncliffe Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 953rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorncliffe Avenue (B33 0PH) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% higher than the Sheldon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorncliffe Avenue (B33 0PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ragnall Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmstead Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorncliffe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chaffcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaffcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dorncliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tallington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tallington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lychgate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lychgate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmstead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wakeman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wakeman Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Willaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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