Total Crime Rate

232.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 232.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Burglary 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Park 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.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary The Moorings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wharf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobson Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobson Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholars Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scholars Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coveley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hobson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Western Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Western Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Factory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashwin Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwin Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hobson Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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