Total Crime Rate

230.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 230.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thornbridge Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 372nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornbridge Avenue (B42 2AF) in the last 12 months was 230.3 per 1,000 residents and was 102.7% higher than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornbridge Avenue (B42 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Haddon Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornbridge Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chervil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Castleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bradfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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