Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 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

Bacchus Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 886th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Bacchus Road (B18 4QP) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bacchus Road (B18 4QP), the main crime hotspot is near Soho Road. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bacchus Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Holliday Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Holliday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waverhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Waverhill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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