Crime Rates at Thomson Avenue, Birmingham, B38 8YD

Thomson Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 766th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Thomson Avenue (B38 8YD) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the King's Norton North average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomson Avenue (B38 8YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beach Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Headley Croft (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.