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

Holly Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 1481st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Road (B20 2DB) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Road (B20 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Hamstead Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.