Total Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mostyn Road area has the lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 153rd 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 Mostyn Road (B21 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mostyn Road (B21 9DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Soho Road, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Row (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| 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 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Holliday Road | 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 | Other theft | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Waverhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Waverhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Osborne Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Holliday Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marrowfat Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Belgrave Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Under investigation |
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