Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Clarence Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1494th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Road (B21 0ED), the main crime hotspot is near New Inns Close. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nijon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Inns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order New Inns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Inns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft New Inns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs New Inns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs New Inns Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary New Inns Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlsmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlsmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlsmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frinton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Inns Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crocketts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crocketts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crocketts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crocketts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crocketts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Inns Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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