Handsworth East
Middle areaNorth west Birmingham. 9,567 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 42% of people in Handsworth East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Handsworth East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Handsworth East at a rate of 104.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 536 |
| Other crime | 164 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 87 |
| Vehicle crime | 73 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Drug offences | 31 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Robbery | 21 |
| Theft from the person | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Handsworth East compares
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Is Handsworth East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Handsworth East at a rate of 104.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 96 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Handsworth East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (536), other crime (164) and criminal damage and arson (87).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Birmingham
These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Handsworth East alone. See Birmingham
Handsworth East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Handsworth East was £193,500 in 2025.
Handsworth East had 9,148 usual residents at the census.
About 42% of people in Handsworth East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Handsworth East, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.