Total Crime Rate

150.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 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 150.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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 · 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 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 795th 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 Holyhead Road (B21 0LT) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 109.7% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyhead Road (B21 0LT), 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 (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brearley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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 Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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