Crime Rates at Preston Avenue, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1HS

Preston Avenue area has the 46th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 840th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Preston Avenue (B76 1HS) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Sutton Reddicap average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Avenue (B76 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastbrook Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.