Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B21 9NT
How much crime is recorded in B21 9NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,096 (2024)
B21 9NTBirmingham
How safe is B21 9NT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 82.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B21 9NT area, more than double 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
82.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 9NTNational
Violence and sexual offences55.523.6
Burglary40.99.1
Vehicle crime11.13.5
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Public order7.54.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Other crime4.11.5
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Robbery2.31.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.