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Crime in B21 9LG

How much crime is recorded in B21 9LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Handsworth South
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,807 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B21 9LG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 117.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B21 9LG 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
117.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
192
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

B21 9LGNational
Violence and sexual offences76.823.6
Burglary23.09.1
Drugs20.22.4
Vehicle crime16.13.5
Public order11.04.6
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Possession of weapons10.30.9
Other theft10.14.5
Robbery8.71.4
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Theft from the person5.72.1
Other crime4.41.5
Shoplifting3.98.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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