Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B20 1BF
How much crime is recorded in B20 1BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth Wood
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,941 (2024)
B20 1BFBirmingham
How safe is B20 1BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B20 1BF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B20 1BFNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.44.6
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.22.4
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.