Crime Rates at Brewery Street, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0JS

Brewery Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 158th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brewery Street (B21 0JS) in the last 12 months was 377.4 per 1,000 residents and was 426.7% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 207.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brewery Street (B21 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.