Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornhill Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 476th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornhill Road (B21 9DD) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornhill Road (B21 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near Union Row. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golds Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thornhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Midland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Holliday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Belgrave Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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