Total Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kimberley 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Kilda'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4516 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4516 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B4516 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4516 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Malthouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Kilda'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Kilda'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Kilda'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Kilda'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Kilda'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4516 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Kilda'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cremore Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dysons Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mendip Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Haycroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harts Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Glenpark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenpark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4516 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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