Crime Rates at Austin Way, Hampstead Industrial Estate, Birmingham, B42 1DU

Austin Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 500th 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 Austin Way (B42 1DU) in the last 12 months was 204.8 per 1,000 residents and was 180.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 121.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austin Way (B42 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montana Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitburn Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.