Total Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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 · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belmont Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 737th highest crime rate of 3,061 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 Belmont Road (B21 0AU) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 121.0% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (71.3 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 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 ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belmont Road (B21 0AU), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Place. Police recorded 48 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 Belmont Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Wattville Road Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Peasefield Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Junction Road
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Other crime Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Shoplifting Boundary Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Possession of weapons Wattville Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Boundary Place Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Public order Island Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Public order Boundary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Possession of weapons Boundary Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Place
Mar 2026Public order Sampson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Sampson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Peasefield Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Wattville Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentish Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Kentish Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Kentish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Kentish Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Robbery Belmont Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Raleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order Paddington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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