Total Crime Rate

163.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 163.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 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

Clissold Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 729th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Clissold Street (B18 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 163.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -92.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -82.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 225.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clissold Street (B18 7HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clissold Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boar Hound Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Knightstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Knightstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Knightstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boar Hound Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spring Hill Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Boar Hound Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bond Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bond Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harmer Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myddleton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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