Total Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 33.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kimberley Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 496th 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 Kimberley Avenue (B8 3LB) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimberley Avenue (B8 3LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malthouse Lane (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kimberley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Kilda'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order B4516 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B4516 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4516 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4516 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Malthouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Kilda'S Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Kilda'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Kilda'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Kilda'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Kilda'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4516 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Kilda'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cremore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dysons Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mendip Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haycroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Glenpark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenpark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4516 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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