Crime Rates at Hamstead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2BP

Hamstead Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1092nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamstead Road (B20 2BP) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamstead Road (B20 2BP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.