Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B20 1LP
How much crime is recorded in B20 1LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth Wood
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,621 (2024)
B20 1LPBirmingham
How safe is B20 1LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B20 1LP 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
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 1LPNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft1.94.5
Burglary1.89.1
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.92.4
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.11.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.