Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alfred Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 978th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% 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 89 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.

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Crime Over Time in Alfred Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mount Pleasant Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Perry Mill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murdock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murdock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Murdock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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