Crime Rates at Cremore Avenue, Birmingham, B8 3LE

Cremore Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 654th 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 Cremore Avenue (B8 3LE) in the last 12 months was 168.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cremore Avenue (B8 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Gate (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.