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

Albert 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 9LE) 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 9LE), 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.