Total Crime Rate

206.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.9 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 206.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 117.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.0 10/10
  • Burglary 29.5 10/10
  • Robbery 22.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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 24th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 465th 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 Park Road (B18 5TR) in the last 12 months was 206.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (B18 5TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Soho Road, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Row (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branksome Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Western Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Western Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golds Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Holliday Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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