Total Crime Rate
157.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Andrew Gardens area has the 35th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 774th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Andrew Gardens (B21 9PW) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Andrew Gardens (B21 9PW), the main crime hotspot is near Headingley Road. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Invention Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cornwall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headingley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brunswick Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brunswick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockwell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stockwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slack Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Slack Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headingley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Headingley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Headingley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Headingley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Headingley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Headingley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Headingley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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