Total Crime Rate
126.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clissold Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1003rd 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 Clissold Street (B18 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clissold Street (B18 7HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Western Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knightstone Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harmer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Paxton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | George Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Boar Hound Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boar Hound Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knightstone Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knightstone Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spring Hill Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Knightstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Knightstone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightstone Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightstone Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightstone Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightstone Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightstone Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightstone Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spring Hill Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Boar Hound Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spring Hill Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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