Total Crime Rate

160.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.9 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 160.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Holliday Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 715th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holliday Road (B21 0UJ) in the last 12 months was 160.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holliday Road (B21 0UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Soho Road. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holliday Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Soho Road
Apr 2026Public order Thornhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Factory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Midland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Western Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Western Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golds Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Holliday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholars Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Piers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Piers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Piers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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