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

Westminster Road area has the 69th lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 1234th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westminster Road (B20 3LU) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Road (B20 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Turville Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.