Total Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gildas Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 150th 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 Gildas Avenue (B38 9HR) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ).

In the area around Gildas Avenue (B38 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arrow Walk, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glenhill Drive (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gildas Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gay Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greaves Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greaves Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greaves Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmeads Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillmeads Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arrow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arrow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gildas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gildas Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gay Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Glenhill Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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