Total Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 113.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Nineveh Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1167th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nineveh Road (B21 0TA) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nineveh Road (B21 0TA), the main crime hotspot is near Markby Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nineveh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Willes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tew Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tew Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kirby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conifer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nineveh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bacchus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 crime Berry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meredith Pool Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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