Total Crime Rate

126.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 126.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 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

Crabtree Road 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 Crabtree Road (B18 7JS) 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 Crabtree Road (B18 7JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Crabtree Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary The Moorings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Myddleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myddleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hobson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coveley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hobson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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