Total Crime Rate

349.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 349.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.3 10/10
  • Burglary 44.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.0 10/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Handsworth Wood Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 170th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Handsworth Wood Road (B20 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 349.7 per 1,000 residents and was 167.7% higher than the Birchfield average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 178.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handsworth Wood Road (B20 2DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Endwood Court Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Handsworth Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Priestley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Endwood Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butlers Court Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butlers Court Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butlers Court Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limberlost Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Limberlost Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priestley Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Priestley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endwood Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priestley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priestley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 The Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denewood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denewood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endwood Court Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priestley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endwood Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Copper Beech Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selborne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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