Crime Rates at Dyas Avenue, Birmingham, B42 1HL

Dyas Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 505th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dyas Avenue (B42 1HL) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Oscott average (67.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyas Avenue (B42 1HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdale Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.