Crime Rates at Whitehall Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9AY

Whitehall Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 859th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehall Road (B21 9AY) in the last 12 months was 142.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% 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 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbury Avenue (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.