Total Crime Rate

169.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 169.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grasmere Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 679th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grasmere Road (B21 0UP) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 98.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Road (B21 0UP), the main crime hotspot is near Soho Road. Police recorded 99 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 Grasmere Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Midland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Louise Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Louise Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Theft from the person Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Factory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Soho Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waverhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allens Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Golds Hill Gardens Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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