Crime Rates at Island Road, Birmingham, B21 8NP

Island Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 916th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Island Road (B21 8NP) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Island Road (B21 8NP), 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.