Birmingham Airport vs Handsworth Wood

Birmingham Airport has a safety score of 46/100 (Average) and recorded 558 crimes in the last 12 months. Handsworth Wood has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 2,806 crimes. Birmingham Airport scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Birmingham Airport shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Handsworth Wood shows -10.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Birmingham Airport, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Vehicle Crime (102 incidents). In Handsworth Wood, it is Violent Crime (1,365 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Birmingham Airport recorded 25 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Handsworth Wood recorded 159. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Birmingham Airport totalled 94 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,365 in Handsworth Wood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Birmingham Airport recorded 545 crimes (now 558, a change of +2.4%). Handsworth Wood recorded 3,150 crimes previously (now 2,806, -10.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Birmingham Airport has a resolution rate of 45.9% and Handsworth Wood has 23.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Birmingham Airport falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Handsworth Wood is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Birmingham Airport and Handsworth Wood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.