Total Crime Rate

377.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 377.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.7 8/10
  • Other theft 43.1 10/10
  • Robbery 35.0 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holyhead Road 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 Holyhead Road (B21 0LA) 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 Holyhead Road (B21 0LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holyhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brearley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oakland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bernhard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Warstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Warstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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