Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B21 8DA
How much crime is recorded in B21 8DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,588 (2024)
B21 8DABirmingham
How safe is B21 8DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B21 8DA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B21 8DANational
Violence and sexual offences45.023.6
Burglary17.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other theft5.94.5
Public order3.84.6
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Drugs1.52.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.