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

Hamstead Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 639th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamstead Road (B20 2RW) in the last 12 months was 173.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Birchfield average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamstead Road (B20 2RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priestley Close, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Vale (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.