Crime Rates at Carlton Avenue, Birmingham, B21 8AN

Carlton Avenue 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 Carlton Avenue (B21 8AN) 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 Carlton Avenue (B21 8AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rookery Road (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.