Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B20 2RG
How much crime is recorded in B20 2RG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,753 (2024)
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How safe is B20 2RG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B20 2RG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 2RGNational
Violence and sexual offences36.523.6
Burglary13.69.1
Public order6.14.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft2.44.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.61.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.