Total Crime Rate
178.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Uplands Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 622nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Uplands Road (B21 8BT) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% lower 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Uplands Road (B21 8BT), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albion Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newcombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Farcroft Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Farcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farcroft Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farcroft Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farcroft Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Larch Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Greenhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mervyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mervyn Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mervyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Astley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Astley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mervyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Avenue Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clent Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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