Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 124.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kendal Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 1036th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kendal Avenue (B45 9QA) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher than the Frankley Great Park average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kendal Avenue (B45 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Cheveley Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kendal Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheveley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Rise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cheveley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheveley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheveley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheveley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amroth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheveley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheveley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kendal Rise Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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