Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Parkside Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1092nd 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 Parkside Road (B20 1EL) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside Road (B20 1EL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Parkside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acfold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Amberley Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Amberley Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Amberley Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Amberley Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Amberley Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Amberley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamstead Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmbank Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acfold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Acfold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Croftway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chalcot Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chalcot Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croftway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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