Total Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ventnor Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 533rd lowest 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 Ventnor Avenue (B36 8EE) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ventnor Avenue (B36 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chattock Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primley Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Primley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Park/Open Space | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleshill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coleshill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coleshill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coleshill Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Coleshill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stow Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haye House Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ventnor Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stow Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ventnor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ventnor Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Chattock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stow Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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