Total Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pilkington Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 124th 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 Pilkington Avenue (B72 1LD) in the last 12 months was 13.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% lower than the Sutton Reddicap average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pilkington Avenue (B72 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addenbrooke Drive, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maney Hill Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Addenbrooke Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addenbrooke Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stoney Leasow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birmingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maney Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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