Crime Rates at Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9PY

Rookery Road 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 Rookery Road (B21 9PY) 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 Rookery Road (B21 9PY), 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.