Crime Rates at Westover Road, Birmingham, B20 1JD

Westover Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 731st 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 Westover Road (B20 1JD) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% 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 8 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westover Road (B20 1JD), 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.