Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 109.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mostyn Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1206th 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 Mostyn Road (B21 9DY) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mostyn Road (B21 9DY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mostyn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Perry Mill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stafford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waverhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waverhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marrowfat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Leyton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golds Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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