There were a total of 398 street level crime incidents in Handsworth in February 2024. See where they were on the map below and broken down by categories. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Vehicle Crime.
Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Handsworth, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary| Crime Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violent Crime | 169 |
| Vehicle Crime | 37 |
| Criminal Damage Arson | 29 |
| Other Theft | 29 |
| Public Order | 28 |
| Anti Social Behaviour | 23 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Theft From The Person | 9 |
| Possession Of Weapons | 9 |
| Other Crime | 7 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Bicycle Theft | 1 |
| All Crime | 398 |
Map of street level crime incidents in February 2024
Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Handsworth. This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.
Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.
Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Handsworth
We've taken the ten nearest places to Handsworth and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Handsworth has more crime than other surrounding areas.
| Location | Crime Incidents |
|---|---|
| Handsworth Wood (1.24 miles) | 734 |
| Gib Heath (1.75 miles) | 679 |
| Tame (1.84 miles) | 595 |
| Sandwell (0.88 miles) | 442 |
| Brown’s Green (0.88 miles) | 418 |
| Handsworth | 398 |
| Mayer’s Green (1.39 miles) | 347 |
| Churchfield (1.76 miles) | 325 |
| Tower Hill (1.75 miles) | 280 |
| Newton (1.86 miles) | 80 |
of Holyhead residents were born outside of the UK, according to the 2021 Census
Where are the most violent places near Handsworth?
The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Handsworth and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.
| Location | Violent Incidents |
|---|---|
| Handsworth Wood | 356 |
| Tame | 269 |
| Gib Heath | 249 |
| Sandwell | 209 |
| Brown’s Green | 199 |
| Handsworth | 169 |
| Mayer’s Green | 129 |
| Churchfield | 114 |
| Tower Hill | 112 |
| Newton | 35 |
How likely are you to be a victim of crime in Handsworth?
Every two years the government publishes the Index of Multiple Deprivation. One of those domains is crime, more precisely, how likely you are to be the victim of a what is known as 'personal crime', such as muggings or burglary. The governemnt publish these statitsics down to the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) or in simple geographic terms, a few roads. These statistics are also published on a ward level as an average of the LSOAs in that area. We have taken the average rank and converted it into a more accessble form, a score out of 100. Where the higher the score, the more likely you are in Handsworth to be a victim of personal crime. Note that the following score has been generated from the 2019 statistics. At the time of writing, these have not been updated by the government during and since the COVID 19 pandemic.
How does crime in Handsworth compare to surrounding wards?
We have taken the 10 nearest wards to Handsworth and ranked them using our crime score based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation average rank for the ward. Handsworth is ranked #4.| # | Ward | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Handsworth | 83 |
| 2 | Lozells | 79 |
| 3 | Birchfield | 79 |
| 4 | Holyhead | 76 |
| 5 | North Edgbaston | 75 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Central | 74 |
| 7 | Handsworth Wood | 66 |
| 8 | Soho and Victoria | 63 |
| 9 | Bristnall | 54 |
| 10 | St Pauls | 54 |
| 11 | Smethwick | 52 |
Which road in Handsworth has the highest level of crime?
We have used the Index of Multiple Deprivation to find the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in Handsworth with the highest crime score. Accoding to the 2019 statistics, that is in and around Greenhill Road.
Information provided by data.police.uk
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