Total Crime Rate

1084.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.8 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 1084.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 692.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.2 10/10
  • Public order 62.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Robbery 47.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
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

Yatesbury Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 23rd 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 Yatesbury Avenue (B35 6DP) in the last 12 months was 1084.3 per 1,000 residents and was 681.1% higher than the Castle Vale average (138.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 230.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yatesbury Avenue (B35 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brabazon Grove, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lanark Croft (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yatesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brabazon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Whittle Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyneham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyneham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bovingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bovingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bovingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lanark Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanark Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lanark Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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