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

Hamstead Hall Avenue 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 Hamstead Hall Avenue (B20 1HA) 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 Hamstead Hall Avenue (B20 1HA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hamstead Hall Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamstead Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croftway Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Acfold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acfold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acfold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Croftway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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