Total Crime Rate
114.8 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.0 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Belmont Road East area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1164th highest crime rate of 3,061 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 Belmont Road East (B21 0AW) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belmont Road East (B21 0AW), 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Place | — |
| Mar 2026 | Possession of weapons | Boundary Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Other crime | Junction Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawnswood Grove | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawnswood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawnswood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawnswood Grove | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wattville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | Boundary Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Junction Road | — |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Boundary Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Boundary Place | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kentish Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holyhead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | Sampson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Junction Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sampson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Kentish Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malvern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Robbery | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wattville Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | Island Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentish Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peasefield Close | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peasefield Close | Under investigation |
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