Total Crime Rate
277.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
171.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Raleigh Industrial Estate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 261st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Raleigh Industrial Estate (B21 8JF) in the last 12 months was 277.6 per 1,000 residents and was 287.4% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 171.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Raleigh Industrial Estate (B21 8JF), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Place. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boundary Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Raleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camp Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Paddington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Willow Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raleigh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Raleigh Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Raleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Boundary Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Boundary Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Boundary Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Boundary Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Boundary Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boundary Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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