Crime Rates at Bernhard Drive, Birmingham, B21 8AX

Bernhard Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 112th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bernhard Drive (B21 8AX) in the last 12 months was 440.7 per 1,000 residents and was 129.5% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -76.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 262.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernhard Drive (B21 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 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.