Crime Rates at Grasmere Road, Birmingham, B21 0UR

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 0UR) 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 0UR), 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.