Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B20 2RT
How much crime is recorded in B20 2RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,285 (2024)
B20 2RTBirmingham
How safe is B20 2RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 98.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B20 2RT area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
98.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
147
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 2RTNational
Violence and sexual offences76.923.6
Burglary28.19.1
Criminal damage and arson13.74.7
Other theft9.84.5
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Public order7.44.6
Drugs5.12.4
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other crime3.81.5
Robbery3.21.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Theft from the person2.62.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.