Crime Rates at Union Row, Birmingham, B21 9EN

Union Row area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 153rd 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 Union Row (B21 9EN) in the last 12 months was 383.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% higher 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 261.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Row (B21 9EN), 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.