West Midlands Police
Crime in Handsworth Wood
Street-level crime statistics for Handsworth Wood based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.
10
/ 100
High Crime
Safety Score
Crime Zone Map
Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.
Very Safe (85+)
Safe (65–84)
Average (45–64)
Below Avg (25–44)
High Crime (0–24)
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 2,806 total crimes recorded in Handsworth Wood
Violent Crime
1,365
48.6%
Vehicle Crime
220
7.8%
↓22%
Criminal Damage & Arson
194
6.9%
Other Theft
174
6.2%
↓10%
Anti-Social Behaviour
159
5.7%
↓35%
Burglary
153
5.5%
↓29%
Public Order
127
4.5%
↓15%
Shoplifting
103
3.7%
↓53%
Possession of Weapons
86
3.1%
↑12%
Drugs
75
2.7%
↓17%
Robbery
63
2.2%
↓32%
Other Crime
51
1.8%
Theft from Person
28
1%
Bicycle Theft
8
0.3%
↑33%
Monthly Crime Trend
Month-by-month crime totals for Handsworth Wood
281
02/23
251
03/23
285
04/23
272
05/23
288
06/23
298
07/23
275
08/23
281
09/23
287
10/23
232
11/23
286
12/23
290
01/24
255
02/24
249
03/24
249
04/24
340
05/24
297
06/24
303
07/24
257
08/24
265
09/24
241
10/24
221
11/24
240
12/24
233
01/25
235
02/25
236
03/25
230
04/25
292
05/25
262
06/25
248
07/25
233
08/25
236
09/25
218
10/25
210
11/25
216
12/25
190
01/26
Top Crime Hotspots
Highest-crime street locations in Handsworth Wood (12 months)
Explore by Month
View detailed crime data for each month in Handsworth Wood
January 2026
190 crimes
December 2025
216 crimes
November 2025
210 crimes
October 2025
218 crimes
September 2025
236 crimes
August 2025
233 crimes
July 2025
248 crimes
June 2025
262 crimes
May 2025
292 crimes
April 2025
230 crimes
March 2025
236 crimes
February 2025
235 crimes
January 2025
233 crimes
December 2024
240 crimes
November 2024
221 crimes
October 2024
241 crimes
September 2024
265 crimes
August 2024
257 crimes
July 2024
303 crimes
June 2024
297 crimes
May 2024
340 crimes
April 2024
249 crimes
March 2024
249 crimes
February 2024
255 crimes
January 2024
290 crimes
December 2023
286 crimes
November 2023
232 crimes
October 2023
287 crimes
September 2023
281 crimes
August 2023
275 crimes
July 2023
298 crimes
June 2023
288 crimes
May 2023
272 crimes
April 2023
285 crimes
March 2023
251 crimes
February 2023
281 crimes
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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026.
Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.