Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Englestede Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 657th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Englestede Close (B20 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Handsworth Wood average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Englestede Close (B20 1BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Taverner'S Green, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worlds End Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Englestede Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worlds End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worlds End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ireton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worlds End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worlds End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worlds End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamstead Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worlds End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worlds End Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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