Total Crime Rate
118.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Trees area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1092nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Trees (B20 1HS) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Trees (B20 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Taverner'S Green, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Trees (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Spinney | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browns Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browns Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browns Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Taverner'S Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Englestede Close | — |
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