Crime Rates at Parkside Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 1EJ

Parkside Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkside Road (B20 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside Road (B20 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Amberley Green, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acfold Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.