Handsworth Wood Neighbourhood Team Update

Dear Resident, 

Here’s your quick round up from the Handsworth Wood Policing team.

Local Crime:

Here are the crime updates for the Handsworth Wood area from 17/11/2025 and 16/12/25.

Craythorne Avenue – Theft of a motor vehicle – Between 11pm on 16/11/2025 and 7:19am on 17/11/2025, unknown persons approached a secure, parked and unattended Mitsubishi Outlander. Offenders gained entry and stole vehicle by unknown means.

Cherry Orchard Road – Burglary – Between 12am on 15/11/2025 and 11pm on 17/11/2025, unknown persons gained access to the rear of the property. Offenders forced open the kitchen window, allowing them to unlock the kitchen door. Offenders stole following items, 2 x bracelets, 1 necklace, 1 pair of earrings, 1 Dell Laptop, Samsung mobile phone and 1 iPad.

Camp Lane – Theft from a motor vehicle – Between 5pm on 19/11/2025 and 1pm on 20/11/2025, unknown persons approached a secure, parked and unattended Ford Transit Van. Offenders gained entry and stole £3000 worth of power tools.

Westbourne Road – Theft of a motor vehicle – Between 10:20am and 11:20am on 24/11/2025,  unknown persons approached a secure, parked and unattended Toyota Prius. Offenders gained entry and stole vehicle by unknown means.

Sandwell Road – Theft from a motor vehicle – Between 1:45am on 22/11/2025 and 1:42pm on 24/11/2025, unknown persons approached a secure, parked and unattended BMW 118. Offenders gained entry by unknown means and stole a pair of sunglasses.

West Avenue – Theft of a motor vehicle – Between 8:15pm on 24/11/2025 and 3:45am on 25/11/2025, unknown persons approached a secure, parked and unattended Mitsubishi Outlander. Offenders gained entry and stole vehicle by unknown means.

Farcroft Avenue – Theft from a motor vehicle – Between 8pm on 23/11/2025 and 11am on 24/11/2025, unknown persons approached a secure, parked and unattended Ford Fiesta. Offenders gained entry to vehicle by smashing drivers side window with an unknown implement. Offenders stole a £50 cash and power bank.

Raleigh Close – Theft of a motor vehicle – Between 6pm on 25/11/2025 and 10:02am on 26/11/2025, unknown person approached secure, parked and unattended BMW 520D M SPORT. Offenders gained entry and stole vehicle by unknown means.

Farcroft Avenue – Theft from a motor vehicle – Between 11pm on 26/11/2025 and 5:30am on 27/11/2025, unknown persons approached secure, parked and unattended Toyota Corolla. Offenders gained entry by smashing driver side window with unknown implement. Driving licence stolen.

Handsworth Wood Road – Theft of a motor vehicle – Between 10pm on 27/11/2025 and 7:30am 28/11/2025, unknown persons approached a secure, parked and unattended Nissan Juke Tekna. Offenders gained entry and stole vehicle by unknown means.

Trafalgar Road – Theft from a motor vehicle – Between 6:20pm on 27/11/2025 and 1:27pm on 28/11/2025, unknown person approached a secure, parked and unattended Jaguar I-Pace. Offenders gained entry to vehicle by smashing driving side rear window with unknown implement. Offenders stole a gym bag and Laptop.

Cherry Orchard Road – Theft from a motor vehicle – Between 4:25am and 4:37am on 30/11/2025, unknown persons approached a secure, parked and unattended Range Rover Evoque. Offenders gained entry to vehicle via the boot.

Endwood Court Road – Theft from a motor vehicle – Between 10pm on 01/12/2025 and 8:30am on 02/12/2025, unknown persons approached an insecure, parked and unattended BMW X5. Offender stole bottle of perfume and cash.

Woodcroft Avenue – Theft of a motor vehicle – At 2:30am on 04/12/2025, unknown persons approached secure, parked and unattended Toyota Rav4. Offenders gained entry and stole vehicle by unknown means.

Grestone Avenue – Theft of a motor vehicle – Between 9pm on 04/12/2025 and 3:33am on 05/12/2025, unknown persons approached secure, parked and unattended Mitsubishi Outlander. Offenders gained entry to vehicle and stole it by unknown means.

Beauchamp Avenue – Theft of a motor vehicle – Between 12am on 29/12/2025 and 7:16pm on 04/12/2025, unknown persons approached secure, parked and unattended Ford Mondeo. Offender gained entry and stole vehicle by unknown means.

Hamstead Hall Avenue – Theft of a motor vehicle – Between 5pm and 6:19pm on 05/12/2025, unknown persons approached secure, parked and unattended Ford vehicle. Offenders gained entry and stole vehicle by unknown means.

Westbourne Road – Theft of a motor vehicle – Between 6:30pm on 13/12/2025 and 12pm on 14/12/2025, unknown persons approached secure, parked and unattended Nissan Qashqai. Offenders gained entry and stole vehicle by unknown means.

Hollycroft Road – Burglary – Between 2pm and 8pm on 13/12/2025, unknown persons gained access to property via rear garden. Offenders gained entry to property by smashing rear kitchen window. Offenders searched property and stole items.

Grove Lane – Theft from a motor vehicle – Between 4pm and 9:30pm on 16/12/2025, unknown persons approached two secure, parked and unattended Mercedes Sprinter vans. Offenders removed passengers side wing mirrors from both vehicles.

Local news

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