Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cliveden Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Perry Barr , and the 1520th 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 Cliveden Avenue (B42 1SL) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower than the Perry Barr average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliveden Avenue (B42 1SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexander Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cliveden Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Thanet Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexander Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Gardens
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliveden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliveden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilnecote Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilnecote Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilnecote Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilnecote Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wilnecote Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliveden Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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