Crime Rates at York Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9EB

York Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 570th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 York Road (B21 9EB) in the last 12 months was 184.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (B21 9EB), 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.