Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 77.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Fourth Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 1370th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fourth Avenue (B9 5RQ) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fourth Avenue (B9 5RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newland Road (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fourth Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bankes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Churchill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Botha Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botha Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Colonial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colonial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4128 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4128 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4128 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4128 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4128 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4128 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime B4128 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Azalea Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bordesley Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Azalea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fourth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bankes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blake Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blake Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bordesley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4128 Under investigation

Data Sources

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