Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B21 9EQ
How much crime is recorded in B21 9EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth South
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,796 (2024)
B21 9EQBirmingham
How safe is B21 9EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 84.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B21 9EQ area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
84.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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 9EQNational
Violence and sexual offences55.323.6
Burglary26.09.1
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Public order8.84.6
Drugs8.42.4
Robbery8.11.4
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft6.74.5
Possession of weapons6.40.9
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Theft from the person3.62.1
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.