Total Crime Rate

147.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Craythorne Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 845th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Craythorne Avenue (B20 1HH) in the last 12 months was 147.5 per 1,000 residents and was 102.0% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craythorne Avenue (B20 1HH), the main crime hotspot is near Acfold Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Craythorne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmbank Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chalcot Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chalcot Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acfold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acfold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Acfold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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