Crime Rates at Holly Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2BX

Holly Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 957th 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 Holly Road (B20 2BX) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Road (B20 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivy Road, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbury Avenue (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.