Crimes Committed Near West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LU in December 2025
Summary
West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LU is within the Handsworth Wood policing neighbourhood, under the West Midlands Police force area.
There were 35 crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LU.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LU can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 90 reported crimes per 1,000 people
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: Low
Bicycle theft: None
Burglary: Low
Criminal damage and arson: Low
Drugs: Low
Other crime: Very Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: Low
Public order: Low
Robbery: Very Low
Shoplifting: Low
Theft from the person: Very Low
Vehicle crime: Medium
Violence and sexual offences: Medium
List of Crimes Nearby
You are viewing crimes during December 2025. This is the most recent month for which data is currently available. Our data is updated monthly, although there is always a slight lag in receiving data from the police forces around the country.
Burglary
This is the 1 Burglary crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Vernon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Criminal damage and arson
This is the 1 Criminal damage and arson crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Taverner'S Green | Awaiting court outcome |
Other theft
This is the 1 Other theft crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Manway Close | Under investigation |
Public order
This is the 1 Public order crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Hamstead Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Theft from the person
This is the 1 Theft from the person crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Englestede Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Vehicle crime
These are the 2 Vehicle crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Englestede Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Manway Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 28 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
Note: We receive many queries about splitting sexual and violent crimes into distinct categories. Unfortunately, we do not have the data to do so and discuss this further on our Frequently Asked Questions page here.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Amherst Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Austin Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Beauchamp Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Dorrington Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Dorrington Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Englestede Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Everest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near High Trees | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Hudson Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Hudson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Inverclyde Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Inverclyde Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Leopold Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Leopold Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Leopold Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near Limberlost Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Limberlost Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Medcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near St Christophers | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Taverner'S Green | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near The Slieve | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near The Spinney | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Washington Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near Whitburn Avenue | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Whitburn Avenue | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Whitburn Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near Whitburn Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near Whitburn Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.