Total Crime Rate

150.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.9 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 150.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Avocet Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 794th 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 Avocet Close (B33 9HF) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avocet Close (B33 9HF), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avocet Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glendale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Old Farm 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Audley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Audley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Flaxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rattle Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avocet Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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