Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plaistow Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 652nd 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 Plaistow Avenue (B36 8HG) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plaistow Avenue (B36 8HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greystoke Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Douglas Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plaistow Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greystoke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Plaistow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaistow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ashby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sandhurst Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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