Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coopers Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coopers Road (B20 2JX) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coopers Road (B20 2JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Everest Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Inverclyde Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lloyd Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverclyde Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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