Crime Rates at Third Avenue, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5RW

Third Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 923rd 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 Third Avenue (B9 5RW) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Third Avenue (B9 5RW), 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.