Total Crime Rate

126.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 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 126.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Grayfield Avenue area has the 57th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1005th 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 Grayfield Avenue (B13 9AD) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grayfield Avenue (B13 9AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutherland Drive (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grayfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harrisons Pleck Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Mary'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrisons Pleck
Apr 2026Burglary Harrisons Pleck Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrisons Pleck Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Leaf Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lench'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lench'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4217 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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