Crime Rates at Inverclyde Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2LL

Inverclyde Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 83rd 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 Inverclyde Road (B20 2LL) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inverclyde Road (B20 2LL), 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.