Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 164.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Heathland Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 685th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heathland Avenue (B34 6LS) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 110.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathland Avenue (B34 6LS), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Way. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heathland Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Teesdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartshill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartshill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heath Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heath Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haxby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Teesdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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