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

Albert Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 360th 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 Albert Road (B21 9JU) in the last 12 months was 233.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (B21 9JU), the main crime hotspot is near Murdock Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.