Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Amblecote Avenue area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 673rd 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 Amblecote Avenue (B44 9AL) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amblecote Avenue (B44 9AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darleydale Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oscott School Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amblecote Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Fairbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Darleydale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darleydale Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Darleydale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shady Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Beechdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oscott School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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