Total Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Montague 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 Montague Road (B21 9DE) 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 Montague Road (B21 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Soho Road. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Soho Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliday Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holliday Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Holliday Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Holliday Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Osborne Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golds Hill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Leyton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thornhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holly Road | Under investigation |
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