Total Crime Rate
135.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Camplin Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 922nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Camplin Crescent (B20 1LT) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Camplin Crescent (B20 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Chalcot Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craythorne Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Chalcot Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalcot Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chalcot Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camplin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewlys Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewlys Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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