Total Crime Rate
102.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookfield Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1302nd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Brookfield Road (B18 7JA) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookfield Road (B18 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Hobson Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 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 | Burglary | The Moorings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Waterside View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Paxton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harmer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddleton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Myddleton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waterside View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waterside View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brookfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Western Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coveley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hobson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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