Crime Rates at Alfred Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9NJ

Alfred Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 891st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alfred Road (B21 9NJ) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfred Road (B21 9NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.