Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B20 1HE
How much crime is recorded in B20 1HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth Wood
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,638 (2024)
B20 1HEBirmingham
How safe is B20 1HE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B20 1HE area, broadly in line with 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
33.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 1HENational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.84.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.