Total Crime Rate
106.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026George Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1244th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around George Street (B21 0EG) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around George Street (B21 0EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sampson Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sampson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orford Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sampson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Junction Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holyhead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sampson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raglan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sampson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wattville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wattville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kentish Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kentish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentish Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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