Crime Rates at Sandstone Avenue, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9YF

Sandstone Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 975th highest 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 Sandstone Avenue (B45 9YF) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandstone Avenue (B45 9YF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.