Crime Rate in Handsworth Wood, ward

Handsworth Wood has the 12th lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 3170th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 314th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Handsworth Wood in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Handsworth Wood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 780 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 57.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -26.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 926 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Handsworth Wood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Endwood Court Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.