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

Westbourne Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 489th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Westbourne Road (B21 8AU) in the last 12 months was 207.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 144.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 148.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (B21 8AU), 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.