Total Crime Rate

368.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

232.0 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 368.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 232.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 23.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Robbery 18.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
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

Alfred Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 166th 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 Alfred Road (B21 9NG) in the last 12 months was 368.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 232.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfred Road (B21 9NG), 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 Alfred Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Murdock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Murdock Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Boulton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Boulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Mill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perry Mill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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