Crime Rates at Hollycroft Road, Birmingham, B21 8PR

Hollycroft Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 374th 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 Hollycroft Road (B21 8PR) in the last 12 months was 230.1 per 1,000 residents and was 221.2% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 119.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollycroft Road (B21 8PR), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.