Total Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albert Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 858th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Road (B21 9JT) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albert Road (B21 9JT), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Murdock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Murdock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Murdock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Murdock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mount Pleasant Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murdock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mount Pleasant Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mount Pleasant Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murdock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Andrew Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chantry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chantry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chantry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chantry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Invention Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Linwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Douglas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Antrobus Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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