Total Crime Rate
63.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Medcroft 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 Medcroft Avenue (B20 1NB) 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 Medcroft Avenue (B20 1NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechglade, where police recorded 14 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewlys Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Medcroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Spinney | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grestone Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grestone Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewlys Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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