Crime Rates at Church Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2RT

Church Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 171st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (B20 2RT) in the last 12 months was 346.5 per 1,000 residents and was 165.2% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 163.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (B20 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Endwood Court Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.