Total Crime Rate

165.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.2 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 165.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Holyhead Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 674th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holyhead Road (B21 0AA) in the last 12 months was 165.7 per 1,000 residents and was 131.2% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyhead Road (B21 0AA), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Place. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holyhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Boundary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Belmont Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paddington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kentish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kentish Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Willow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boundary Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Boundary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Boundary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Boundary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Raleigh Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Raleigh Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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