Total Crime Rate
231.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Markby Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 397th 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 Markby Road (B18 4PN) in the last 12 months was 231.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 134.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Markby Road (B18 4PN), 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.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Berry Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perrott Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perrott Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Perrott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foundry Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Perrott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Markby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Markby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Markby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Perrott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Perrott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perrott Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Willes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Turner Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beeton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | James Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Handsworth New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meredith Pool Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Turner Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Turner Street | Under investigation |
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