Crime Rates at Westbourne Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AP

Westbourne Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 825th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Road (B21 8AP) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (B21 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rookery Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murdock Road (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.