Crime Rates at Ashwin Road, Birmingham, B21 0UT

Ashwin Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 329th 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 Ashwin Road (B21 0UT) in the last 12 months was 246.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 157.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwin Road (B21 0UT), the main crime hotspot is near Ivy Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.