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

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