Total Crime Rate
250.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brunswick Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 349th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 9AD) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 139.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brunswick Road (B21 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near Golden Croft. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brunswick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leyton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arthur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Arthur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leyton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leyton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brunswick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leyton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leyton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leyton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leyton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyton Road | — |
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