Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Romulus Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 957th 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 Romulus Close (B20 2AR) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romulus Close (B20 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Stanier Grove. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romulus Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lea Hall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beachburn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beachburn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beachburn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romilly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanier Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanier Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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