Total Crime Rate

214.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.9 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 214.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Boulton Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 429th 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 Boulton Road (B21 0RE) in the last 12 months was 214.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1090.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boulton Road (B21 0RE), 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 Boulton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Haseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Conifer Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane 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 Boulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Boulton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conifer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4040 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nineveh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nineveh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nineveh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nineveh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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