Crime Rates at Wood Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2AA

Wood Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 856th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Lane (B20 2AA) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower than the Birchfield average (127.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (B20 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Endwood Court Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.