Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 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 125.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Musgrave Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1022nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Musgrave Road (B18 5HH) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Musgrave Road (B18 5HH), 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 Musgrave Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Merryhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Merryhill Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Merryhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merryhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Merryhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merryhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merryhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Moorings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meredith Pool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bacchus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Willes Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Willes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kirby Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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