Total Crime Rate

187.9 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 187.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Holyhead Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 575th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 0AP) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 157.3% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyhead Road (B21 0AP), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Place. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 27 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sampson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boundary Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boundary Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sampson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Island Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Island Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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