Total Crime Rate
150.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Avocet 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glendale Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Flaxley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Flaxley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Farm 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Audley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Audley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendale Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Flaxley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendale Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Flaxley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Flaxley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rattle Croft | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Avocet Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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