Total Crime Rate

194.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 194.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fifth Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 542nd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Fifth Avenue (B9 5RB) in the last 12 months was 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Bordesley Green average (175.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fifth Avenue (B9 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near Rostrevor Road. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fifth Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Azalea Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blakeland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Newland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blakeland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rostrevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Blakeland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blakeland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Blakeland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bordesley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bordesley Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Rostrevor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B4128 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Azalea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rostrevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4128 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4128 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4128 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B4128 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B4128 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rostrevor Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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