Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B42 1EA
How much crime is recorded in B42 1EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth Wood
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,527 (2024)
B42 1EABirmingham
How safe is B42 1EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B42 1EA area, above 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
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
B42 1EANational
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Burglary6.69.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Other theft1.34.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.