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

Westbourne Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1483rd lowest 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 8AT) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (B21 8AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rookery Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.