Total Crime Rate

513.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

414.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 513.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 414.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 379.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.9 10/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 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

Avenue Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 81st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Avenue Road (B6 4DY) in the last 12 months was 513.0 per 1,000 residents and was 310.2% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 219 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 239 (≈ 414.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (B6 4DY), the main crime hotspot is near Thomas Street. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Thomas Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunsfold Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aston Brook Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hubert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hubert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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