Total Crime Rate

302.6 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 302.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Other crime 23.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Robbery 16.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Mitten Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 227th 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 Mitten Avenue (B45 0JB) in the last 12 months was 302.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.8% higher than the Frankley Great Park average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 194.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitten Avenue (B45 0JB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mitten Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mitten Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mitten Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mitten Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mow Bray Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitten Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitten Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitten Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Brookdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mow Bray Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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