Crime Rates at Craythorne Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1LY

Craythorne Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1119th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Craythorne Avenue (B20 1LY) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craythorne Avenue (B20 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Chalcot Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.