Total Crime Rate

383.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 383.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 241.9 10/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Central Park Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 144th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Park Drive (B18 5RR) in the last 12 months was 383.1 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% higher than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 294.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Park Drive (B18 5RR), the main crime hotspot is near Central Park Drive. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Central Park Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meredith Pool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chandlers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Augustine Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Grove Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigation Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Moorings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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