Total Crime Rate

252.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 252.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.5 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Honeswode Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Honeswode Close (B20 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 252.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Honeswode Close (B20 2SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hamstead Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Honeswode Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaudesert Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nursery Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crick Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bowling Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order King Edwards Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Welford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Broughton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crick Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeswode Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Honeswode Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Equiano Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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