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

Whitehall Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 43rd 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 Whitehall Road (B21 9BB) in the last 12 months was 823.8 per 1,000 residents and was 320.2% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 450.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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