Total Crime Rate
81.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ipstones Avenue area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1452nd lowest 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 Ipstones Avenue (B33 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ipstones Avenue (B33 9DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penkridge Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Audley Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Flaxley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Flaxley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Flaxley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagshaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagshaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Flintway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colyns Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Audley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flaxley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flaxley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Audley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Flaxley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Flaxley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyme Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avocet Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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