Total Crime Rate

174.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 174.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Murdock Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 630th 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 Murdock Road (B21 9JR) in the last 12 months was 174.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murdock Road (B21 9JR), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Lane. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Murdock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Linwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murdock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murdock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Murdock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murdock Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perry Mill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chantry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chantry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Invention Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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