Crime Rates at Elmwood Gardens, Birmingham, B20 2AL

Elmwood Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 742nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmwood Gardens (B20 2AL) in the last 12 months was 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Gardens (B20 2AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westerings, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanier Grove (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.