Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ipstones 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ipstones Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Flaxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Flintway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colyns Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Audley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Old Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Audley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyme Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avocet Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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