Total Crime Rate

229.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 377th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Preston Road (B18 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 229.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (B18 4PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Markby Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Berry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Meredith Pool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handsworth New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handsworth New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conifer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Latimer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Latimer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kirby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Willes Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Willes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meredith Pool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meredith Pool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meredith Pool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bacchus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Berry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery A4040 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conifer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Markby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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