Crime Rates at Ventnor Avenue, Ward End, Birmingham, B36 8EF

Ventnor Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 655th 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 8EF) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ventnor Avenue (B36 8EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collingbourne Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austy Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.