Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B20 1BU
How much crime is recorded in B20 1BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth Wood
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
B20 1BUBirmingham
How safe is B20 1BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B20 1BU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 1BUNational
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Burglary13.79.1
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Shoplifting7.08.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft2.34.5
Robbery2.31.4
Public order2.24.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.