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

Westminster Road area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1513th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 3NB) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1033.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Road (B20 3NB), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Grove. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.