Total Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Yatesbury Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 1066th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Yatesbury Avenue (B35 6PU) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Castle Vale average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yatesbury Avenue (B35 6PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Cuthberts Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mere Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rye Grass Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wattisham Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northolt Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Cuthberts Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merlin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Renfrew Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Renfrew Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mere Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merlin Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Filton Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Athan Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Athan Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Athan Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rye Grass Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyce Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyce Close | Under investigation |
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