Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B21 9QL
How much crime is recorded in B21 9QL, 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)
B21 9QLBirmingham
How safe is B21 9QL
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 9QL 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
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B21 9QLNational
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
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.