Total Crime Rate

207.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 207.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Onibury 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 Onibury Road (B21 8BD) 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 Onibury Road (B21 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Rookery Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Onibury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rookery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rookery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rookery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rookery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rookery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rookery Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rookery Road
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Astley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Carlton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carlton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clent Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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