Total Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 93.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 70.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Douglas Avenue area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1421st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Douglas Avenue (B36 8EN) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Avenue (B36 8EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Douglas Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Douglas Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beaufort Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beaufort Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ventnor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ventnor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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