Total Crime Rate

175.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 175.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • 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

Fifth Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 626th 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 Fifth Avenue (B9 5RD) in the last 12 months was 175.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% higher than the Bordesley Green average (148.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fifth Avenue (B9 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Newland Road. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 48 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
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bordesley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fourth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bankes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rostrevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rostrevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Rostrevor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rostrevor Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rostrevor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blake Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blake Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bankes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B4128 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bordesley Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bordesley Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bordesley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Colonial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colonial Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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