Crime Rates at Handsworth Wood Road, Birmingham, B20 2PH

Handsworth Wood Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 1177th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Handsworth Wood Road (B20 2PH) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handsworth Wood Road (B20 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Taverner'S Green, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worlds End Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.