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

Westbourne Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1299th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 8AT) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (B21 8AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 80 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.