{"id":608818,"date":"2025-12-03T04:27:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/608818\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T04:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:27:14","slug":"birminghams-biggest-crime-hotspots-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/608818\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham&#8217;s biggest crime hotspots &#8211; full list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lozells and East Handsworth and Aston make the list<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_JS366805496.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Part of Swanshurst Park off Yardley Wood Road cordoned off on April 24 following reports of a stabbing. West Midlands Ambulance were called to reports of a stabbing on Yardley Wood Road in Birmingham at 2.35pm and a man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries(Image: Birmingham Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">New data reveals the postcodes that recorded the highest number of serious offences in a 12-month period in Birmingham. Following a wave of highly publicized city stabbings, the data analysis was published amid intensified public pressure on police chiefs to ensure resident safety. Here are the key details&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Top Crime Hotspots Named:<\/strong> The two policing areas with the highest number of violent and sexual offences were named as <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Lozells and East Handsworth<\/strong> and <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Aston<\/strong> . These two were the only areas where <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">over 2,000<\/strong> such offences were recorded over the 12-month period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Timeframe and Crime Type:<\/strong> The analysis used data from West Midlands Police showing the number of offences recorded in the <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">12 months up to August<\/strong> . The serious offending encompassed everything from domestic violence and rape to robbery and murder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Wave of Recent Violence:<\/strong> The data analysis was published following a recent wave of shocking violence in the city, including the fatal stabbing of <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Katie Fox<\/strong> near the Bullring and the killing of 19-year-old <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Yassin Alma<\/strong> in Handsworth. These high-profile incidents intensified pressure on police chiefs to reassure the public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Other High-Crime Areas:<\/strong> Beyond the top two, other areas that ranked highly for serious offending included <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Acocks Green, Stockland Green, South Yardley, and Sparkbrook<\/strong> . This data reveals the high-crime areas where residents are statistically most likely to face serious incidents on their doorsteps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Police Reassurance in City Centre:<\/strong> Following the recent attacks, police sought to assure residents that the <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">city centre is safe<\/strong> , despite a cluster of four stabbings there in just over a month. Detective Chief Inspector John Askew noted that such incidents &#8220;could have happened in any&#8221; city centre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Focus on Youth and Knife Crime:<\/strong> Police acknowledged the issue of youth crime, particularly regarding knife carrying. Detective Constable Inspector Mandy Thompson noted that officers are actively engaging with schools and universities to combat the attitude among young people that they think it is &#8220;acceptable to carry a knife.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol class=\"NumberedList_numbered-list__oytz_\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"ordered-list\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Lozells and East Handsworth &#8211; 2,288<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Aston &#8211; 2,264<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Acocks Green &#8211; 1,949<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Stockland Green &#8211; 1,932<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">South Yardley &#8211; 1,924<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Sparkbrook &#8211; 1,811<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Shard End &#8211; 1,777<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Bordesley Green &#8211; 1,761<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Washwood Heath &#8211; 1,732<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Small Heath and Highgate &#8211; 1,585<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Smiths Wood &#8211; 1,564<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Hodge Hill &#8211; 1,539<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Kingstanding &#8211; 1,508<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Ladywood &#8211; 1,507<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Springfield &#8211; 1,506<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Longbridge &#8211; 1,502<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Stechford and Yardley North &#8211; 1,464<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Tyburn &#8211; 1,411<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Perry Barr &#8211; 1,363<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Edgbaston &#8211; 1,349<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Bartley Green &#8211; 1,335<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Winson Green &#8211; 1,321<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Handsworth Wood &#8211; 1,320<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Northfield &#8211; 1,304<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Kings Norton &#8211; 1,284<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">[ <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/birminghams-most-violent-postcodes-named-32962066\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Birmingham&#039;s most violent postcodes named after wave of city stabbings - full listLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham&#8217;s most violent postcodes named after wave of city stabbings &#8211; full list<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lozells and East Handsworth and Aston make the listPart of Swanshurst Park off Yardley Wood Road cordoned off&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":608819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,188,393,4884,16,15,7830],"class_list":{"0":"post-608818","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-crime","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-west-midlands-police"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115653748578690611","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}