Crime Rates at Cumberland Avenue, Birmingham, B5 7DR

Cumberland Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 77th 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 Cumberland Avenue (B5 7DR) in the last 12 months was 534.7 per 1,000 residents and was 292.7% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 257.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumberland Avenue (B5 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clissold Close, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.