Crime Rates at Sycamore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0QL

Sycamore Road area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 128th 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 Sycamore Road (B21 0QL) in the last 12 months was 413.3 per 1,000 residents and was 476.8% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 188.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Road (B21 0QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.