Total Crime Rate
225.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wilks Green area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 417th 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 Wilks Green (B21 8HR) in the last 12 months was 225.8 per 1,000 residents and was 209.2% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 190.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 153.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 123.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilks Green (B21 8HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linchmere Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Posey Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Handsworth Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Leverretts | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Posey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Leverretts | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Leverretts | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Leverretts | Under investigation |
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