Total Crime Rate
146.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitehall Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 859th 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 Whitehall Road (B21 9AY) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 84.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitehall Road (B21 9AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivy Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbury Avenue (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Highbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crick Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Michael'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Michael'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Michael'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crick Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crick Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Michael'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rose Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rose Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broughton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broughton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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