Crime Rates at Hamstead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2QR

Hamstead Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1449th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamstead Road (B20 2QR) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamstead Road (B20 2QR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.