Crime Rates at Cherry Orchard Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2JZ

Cherry Orchard Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 390th 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 Cherry Orchard Road (B20 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Orchard Road (B20 2JZ), 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.