Total Crime Rate

195.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.9 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 195.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 141.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Regent Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 513th 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 Regent Road (B21 8AL) in the last 12 months was 195.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 141.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Road (B21 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Regent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rookery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rookery Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Warstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rookery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rookery Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Warstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murdock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murdock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Murdock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murdock Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
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Data Sources

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