Crime Rates at Golds Hill Gardens, Birmingham, B21 9DH

Golds Hill Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 159th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Golds Hill Gardens (B21 9DH) in the last 12 months was 359.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 200.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golds Hill Gardens (B21 9DH), the main crime hotspot is near Soho Road. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.