Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clent Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1478th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clent Road (B21 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clent Road (B21 8DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Avenue Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clent Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aylesford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aylesford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylesford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylesford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Farcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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