Crime Rates at The Croftway, Birmingham, B20 1EG

The Croftway area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1221st 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 The Croftway (B20 1EG) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Croftway (B20 1EG), the main crime hotspot is near Acfold Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.