Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.5 10/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alexandra Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 491st 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 Alexandra Road (B21 0PG) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 179.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 98.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (B21 0PG), 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 Alexandra Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crocketts Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Handsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
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 2026Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milestone Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brearley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Payton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4136 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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