Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Underwood Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 828th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 1JS) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underwood Road (B20 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Leopold Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chalcot Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalcot Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chalcot Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camplin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bewlys Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bewlys Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Medcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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