Total Crime Rate
66.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thornbridge 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 2PS) 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 2PS), 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Monsal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monsal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trehurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beeches Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beeches Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeches Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chervil Close | Under investigation |
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