Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 59th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 887th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Thornbridge Avenue (B42 2AQ) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornbridge Avenue (B42 2AQ), 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smalldale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haddon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Smalldale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grindleford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grindleford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grindleford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haddon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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