Total Crime Rate
148.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bacchus Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 840th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 4QY) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bacchus Road (B18 4QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marrowfat Lane, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marrowfat Lane | Under investigation |
| 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 | Preston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allens Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Grove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tew Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tew Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bacchus Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nineveh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marrowfat Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Berry Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marrowfat Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marrowfat Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marrowfat Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Augustine Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marrowfat Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grasmere Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Willes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grasmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meredith Pool Close | Under investigation |
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