Total Crime Rate

233.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.0 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 233.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brunswick Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 360th 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 Brunswick Road (B21 9AA) in the last 12 months was 233.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Road (B21 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Golden Croft. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brunswick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Perry Mill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Golden Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Golden Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Golden Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Mill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Mill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antrobus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antrobus Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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