Crime Rates at Handsworth New Road, Birmingham, B18 4QH

Handsworth New 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 Handsworth New Road (B18 4QH) 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 Handsworth New Road (B18 4QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Perrott Street, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Markby Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.