Crime Rates at Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1AY

Grestone Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 61st 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 Grestone Avenue (B20 1AY) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grestone Avenue (B20 1AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Friary Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Medcroft Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.