Total Crime Rate

246.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.3 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 246.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 329th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road (B18 5TE) in the last 12 months was 246.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 157.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (B18 5TE), the main crime hotspot is near Marrowfat Lane. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 44 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Holliday Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholars Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Hill —
Apr 2026Robbery Holliday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scholars Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Merryhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waverhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merryhill Drive —
Apr 2026Robbery Bacchus Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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