Total Crime Rate

150.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 150.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Leopold Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 823rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leopold Avenue (B20 1EU) in the last 12 months was 150.5 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 625.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leopold Avenue (B20 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Leopold Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leopold Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamstead Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Croftway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croftway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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