Total Crime Rate

230.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hamstead Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 371st 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 Hamstead Road (B20 2BT) in the last 12 months was 230.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% higher than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 134.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamstead Road (B20 2BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broughton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaudesert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaudesert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beaudesert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beaudesert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wye Cliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wye Cliff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gibson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Radnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beaudesert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gibson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft King Edwards Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowling Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honeswode Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Equiano Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Equiano Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Equiano Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Welford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Equiano Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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