Crime Rates at Grafton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8PL

Grafton Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 789th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Road (B21 8PL) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Road (B21 8PL), the main crime hotspot is near New Inns Close. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.