Total Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.6 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 140.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 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

Benson Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 884th 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 Benson Road (B18 5EB) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benson Road (B18 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Central Park Drive. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merryhill Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Merryhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bacchus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Merryhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merryhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Merryhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merryhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merryhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Allens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meredith Pool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kirby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Willes Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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