Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Abbey Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 852nd 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 Abbey Street (B18 5QS) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Street (B18 5QS), the main crime hotspot is near South Road. Police recorded 74 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 Abbey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knightstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft All Saints' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary All Saints' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knightstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Knightstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knightstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knightstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wharf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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