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

Whitehall Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 760th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehall Road (B21 9BA) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (B21 9BA), 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.