Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B20 2NR
How much crime is recorded in B20 2NR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth Wood
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,833 (2024)
B20 2NRBirmingham
How safe is B20 2NR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B20 2NR 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
31.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 2NRNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Burglary9.99.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.52.4
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.