Crime Rates at Prestwood Road, Birmingham, B29 5EE

Prestwood Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1480th highest 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 Prestwood Road (B29 5EE) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prestwood Road (B29 5EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shenley Fields Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spernall Grove (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.