Crime Rates at Guildford Drive, Birmingham, B19 2LZ

Guildford Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lozells , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Guildford Drive (B19 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% lower than the Lozells average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guildford Drive (B19 2LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheeler Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berry Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.