Crime Rates at Hawthorn Park, Birmingham, B20 1AD

Hawthorn Park area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1092nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Park (B20 1AD) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Park (B20 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near High Trees. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.