Handsworth South
Middle areaWest Birmingham. 11,767 people in 1.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 9% of people in Handsworth South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Handsworth South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Handsworth South at a rate of 187.8 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 | 978 |
| Other crime | 383 |
| Vehicle crime | 202 |
| Drug offences | 176 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 150 |
| Burglary | 97 |
| Robbery | 84 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 65 |
| Theft from the person | 48 |
| Shoplifting | 27 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Handsworth South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Handsworth South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Handsworth South at a rate of 187.8 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, 179 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Handsworth South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (978), other crime (383) and vehicle crime (202).
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 South alone. See Birmingham
Handsworth South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Handsworth South was £165,750 in 2025.
Handsworth South had 11,402 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in Handsworth South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Handsworth South, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.