Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 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 66.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Thornbridge Avenue area has the 84th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1188th 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 Thornbridge Avenue (B42 2PR) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornbridge Avenue (B42 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near Trehurst Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Monsal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beeches Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chervil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beeches Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monsal Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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