Total Crime Rate

192.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foundry Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 554th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foundry Road (B18 4LS) in the last 12 months was 192.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% higher than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 104.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Road (B18 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Villiers Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foundry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perrott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Perrott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Perrott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Perrott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perrott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perrott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perrott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person James Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary James Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perrott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eva Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beeton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hamberley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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