Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Underwood 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 Underwood Road (B20 1JH) 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 Underwood Road (B20 1JH), 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 Underwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmbank Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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