Crime Rates at Gaydon Grove, Birmingham, B29 5JB

Gaydon Grove area has the 16th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 670th 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 Gaydon Grove (B29 5JB) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% higher than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaydon Grove (B29 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pailton Grove, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gaydon Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.