Crime Rates at Albert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9JT

Albert Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 714th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 165.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (B21 9JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murdock Road (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.