Total Crime Rate

197.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 197.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 141.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Posey Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 501st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Posey Close (B21 8HS) in the last 12 months was 197.6 per 1,000 residents and was 175.8% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 141.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Posey Close (B21 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Linchmere Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Posey Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Leverretts Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Posey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Posey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Posey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linchmere Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Cradley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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