Crime Rates at Westminster Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3LH

Westminster Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 354th 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 Westminster Road (B20 3LH) in the last 12 months was 247.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.7% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 151.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Road (B20 3LH), the main crime hotspot is near Fladbury Gardens. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.