Crime Rates at Clarence Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0ED

Clarence Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1497th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Clarence Road (B21 0ED) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Road (B21 0ED), the main crime hotspot is near New Inns Close. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.