Total Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queens Head Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1169th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Queens Head Road (B21 0QJ) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% lower than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Head Road (B21 0QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Lane. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Head Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Warstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Babington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Terrace
Sep 2025Robbery Park Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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