Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Babington Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 826th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Babington Road (B21 0QE) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babington Road (B21 0QE), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Lane. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Babington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murdock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murdock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Murdock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murdock Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Boulton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Boulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Haseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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