Total Crime Rate
232.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
134.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 367th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road (B18 5HE) in the last 12 months was 232.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 134.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road (B18 5HE), the main crime hotspot is near St Michael'S Hill. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Moorings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southdown Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wharf Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scholars Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coveley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harmer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hobson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Western Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Western Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Factory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashwin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwin Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
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