Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1369th 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 Victoria Road (B21 0SD) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (B21 0SD), 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 Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allens Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Waverhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Branksome Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Soho Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Soho Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tara Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tew Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxcote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tew Park Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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