Crime Rates at St Margarets Avenue, Birmingham, B8 2BH

St Margarets Avenue area has the 45th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1256th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Avenue (B8 2BH) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher than the Alum Rock average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Avenue (B8 2BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Walk, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monk Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.