Total Crime Rate

273.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 273.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thornbridge Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 286th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 273.0 per 1,000 residents and was 138.4% higher than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 171.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornbridge Avenue (B42 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Haddon Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 39 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Becton Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grindleford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haddon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grindleford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grindleford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haddon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sterndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chervil Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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