Total Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 31.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Benmore Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 443rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benmore Avenue (B5 7XP) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benmore Avenue (B5 7XP), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benmore Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riseley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riseley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clover Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Lawrence Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Lawrence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellevue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aboyne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Latimer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Springmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft A38 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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