Crime Rates at Wattville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0DL

Wattville Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 801st lowest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wattville Road (B21 0DL) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wattville Road (B21 0DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sampson Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.