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| 04.10.11: Dawn Drugs Raid on Crompton Road |
| The police seized cash, crack cocaine and heroin during a dawn raid on a house on Crompton Road at around 5.30am on Monday 3rd October 2011 (News Headlines 04/10/11). |
| 16.08.11: Masked Youths Ransack Pensioner's Home on Hall Road |
| A gang of 6 masked burglars robbed a 70-year-old pensioner at knifepoint and ransacked his home on Hall Road at approximately 11.15pm on Tuesday 9th August 2011 (News Headlines 16/08/11). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Robberies Brum 2011 - Guide Handsworth |
| 09.08.11: Rioters Torch Handsworth West Police Station on Holyhead Road |
| A mob torched an unmanned police substation on Holyhead Road during the early hours of Tuesday 9th August 2011 (News Headlines 09/08/11). |
| 26.07.11: Two Men Shot on Middlemore Road |
| Two men were hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries after they were shot outside a party at Woody's Auto Repairs on Middlemore Road at around 11pm on Sunday 24th July 2011 (News Headlines 26/07/11). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Gun Crime 2011 - Guide Handsworth |
| 01.05.11: Dealers Dump Drugs in Boulton Road Car Park |
| 4 wraps of cocaine and 30 bags of cannabis were dumped in a car park off Boulton Road in April 2011 after neighbourhood police stepped up stop and search patrols (News Headline 01/05/11). |
| 11.04.11: Baby Boy with Stab Wounds on Alfred Road |
| A two-month-old baby boy has been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries after he was discovered with stab wounds at a house on Alfred Road at around 10.50pm on Friday 8th April 2011. A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder (News Headlines 11/04/11). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Assaults and Stabbings 2011 - Guide Handsworth |
| 10.04.11: Man Found with Head Injuries on Soho Road |
| An unconscious man with head injuries was hospitalised in a serious condition after he was found lying outside Barclays Bank on Soho Road at around 4am on Friday 8th April 2011 (News Headlines 10/04/11). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Assaults and Stabbings 2011 - Guide Handsworth |
| 26.03.11: Drugs Raid on Headingly Road |
| Police seized white powder and arrested a suspected drug dealer during a raid at a house on Headingly Road at roughly 9am on Thursday 24/03/11 (News Archive 26/03/11) |
| 18.03.11: Cannabis Plants on Douglas Road |
| A 42-year-old man was arrested after 3 cannabis plants were discovered by police at a flat on Douglas Road during a dawn raid on Wednesday 16th March 2011 (News Archive 18/03/11). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Cannabis Crime Brum 2011 - Guide Handsworth |
| 14.03.11: Hamstead Road Cocaine Smuggler Jailed |
| A man was jailed for 6 years at Birmingham Crown Court in March 2011 for importing 493 grams of cocaine that were posted in metal castings to his home on Hamstead Road (News Archive 14/03/11). |
| 04.03.11: Dead Girl under Floorboards on Whateley Road |
| A dead 18-year-old girl was discovered under the floorboards at a house on Whateley Road at roughly 11am on Wednesday 02/03/11 (News Archive 04/03/11). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Sudden Death/Homicide 2011 - Guide Handsworth |
| 01.03.11: Man Dies of Multiple Stab Wounds on Austin Road |
| A 53-year-old man has died of multiple stab wounds at a ground-floor flat on Austin Road; his body was discovered at roughly 1pm on Sunday 26/02/11 (News Archive 01/03/11). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Sudden Death/Homicide 2011 - Guide Handsworth |
| 21.01.11: Heathfield Road Bookie Mugger Jailed |
| A 21 year-old man, who followed a customer out of a bookmakers on Heathfield Road and robbed him of his winnings on Wednesday 17/02/10, has been jailed for 5 years 3 months at Birmingham Crown Court (News Report 21/01/11) |
| Crime in Birmingham - Robberies Brum 2011 - Guide Handsworth |
| 15.12.10: Knifepoint Robbery on Soho Road |
| A 47-year-old man was robbed by two muggers at knifepoint on the Soho Road on 1st July 2010; he was then frogmarched to his home which was ransacked (News Report 15/12/10) |
| Crime in Birmingham - Robberies Brum 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 09.12.10: Shot Spotter Censors Installed in Handsworth |
| Shot spotter censors were installed in Handsworth in December 2010. They will alert police within 12 seconds of a firearm being discharged and will indicate the numbers of weapons fired, the locations from which they were fired and the trajectory and calibre of their bullets (News Report 09/12/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Gun Crime 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 02.12.10: Cannabis Farm on Church Vale |
| The police arrested a 16-year-old boy after they discovered cannabis plants in the loft and cellar of a house on Church Vale during a dawn raid on 1st December 2010 (News Archive 02/12/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Cannabis Crime Brum 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 01.12.10: Drugs Raid on Douglas Road |
| The police found 30 wraps of cocaine and arrested a man in his twenties on suspicion of drug dealing during a dawn raid at an address on Douglas Road in November 2010 (News Archive 01/12/10). |
| 02.10.10: Landlord Stabbed on Albert Road |
| A 32-year-old tenant, who stabbed his landlord at an off-licence on Albert Road on 02/03/10, has been jailed for 22 years for attempted murder at Birmingham Crown Court (News Archive 02/10/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Assaults/Stabbings 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 30.09.10: Carjacking on Crocketts Road |
| A 20 year-old man tried to carjack a female motorist by threatening her with an air pistol on Holyhead Road on 1st June 2010. She escaped and he was arrested after attempting to carjack another vehicle (News Archive 30/09/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Assaults/Stabbings 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 22.09.10: Dangerous Cosmetics Sold on Soho Road |
| A 33 year-old man has been jailed for 4 months for selling illegal cosmetics with dangerously high levels of mercury at Beauty Queen Cosmetics and Soho Cosmetics on the Soho Road (News Archive 22/09/10). |
| 26.08.10: Store Robbed on Soho Road |
| A convenience store on the Soho Road was robbed at knifepoint at approximately 8:45pm on Wednesday 09/06/10 (News Archive 26/08/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Robberies Brum 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 03.08.11: Serial Muggings at Booth Street Metro Stop |
| Three women were robbed at knifepoint in an alleyway linking Eastmead Road to Booth Street Metro Stop on 6th May, 28th May and 11th June 2010 (News Archive 03/08/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Robberies Brum 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 22.07.10: Gunshots on College Road |
| Police closed part of College Road after witnesses reported gunshots at approximately 4pm on Wednesday 21st July 2010 (News Archive 22/07/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Gun Crime 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 10.07.10: Police Raid Crack House on Woodstock Road |
| Three men aged 25, 37 and 38 were arrested at an address on Woodstock Road where police discovered around £15,000 of crack rocks cut for "retail" and stored in yellow capsules (News Headlines 10/07/10). |
| 26.05.10: Man Battered Cat on Churchill Road |
| A 56-year-old man from Churchill Road pleaded guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court to attempting to strangle his neighbour's cat which he then killed by stamping on its head (News Archive 26/05/10). |
| 24.05.10: Cannabis Farm on Whitehall Road |
| The only apparent occupant of a house on Whitehall Road, where police discovered 363 cannabis plants, has been jailed for 15 months at Birmingham Crown Court (News Archive 24/05/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Cannabis Crime 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 28.04.10: Student Shot Dead in Handsworth |
| A student was shot dead in Handsworth in April 2009 by a bullet fired from an illegally-converted pistol; the suspected murderer was found not guilty at Birmingham Crown Court; forensic experts believe that the same weapon may have been used in five other shootings in Birmingham (News Archive 28/04/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Gun Crime 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 26.03.10: Police Target Handsworth Drug Dealers |
| The police have arrested 8 suspected drugs dealers on the Soho Road after covert observations from the back of a furniture removal van (News Archive 26/03/10). |
| 23.03.10: Facebook Gunman Gets Five Years |
| An IT worker has been jailed for 5 years at Birmingham Crown Court for possession of an illegally-converted imitation firearm; police found the weapon at his home on Landsdowne Road after he had posed with it on Facebook (News Archive 23/03/10). |
| 23.03.11: Jewellers Raided on Soho Road |
| Masked men raided Babbers Jewellers on the Soho Road on 20th October 2009 (News Archive 23/03/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Robberies 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 27.02.10: Human Torch Attack on Church Hill Road |
| A 36-year-old woman, who dowsed her husband with petrol and set him alight at their home on Church Hill Road on 06/02/09, has been jailed for life (News Archive 27/02/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Human Torch Attacks - Guide Handsworth |
| 25.02.10: Child Died of Starvation on Leyton Road |
| The mother and stepfather of a 7-year-old girl, who starved to death on Leyton Road in May 2008, have been convicted of manslaughter at Birmingham Crown Court (News Archive 25/02/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Homicide 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 24.02.10: Police Raid Soho Road Pubs |
| The police raided two pubs, the Barrels and the Cross Guns, and made several drugs-related arrests on the Soho Road on Tuesday 23rd February 2010 (News Archives 24/02/10). |
| 08.02.10: Man Shot on Camp Lane |
| A gunman rammed a 44-year-old motorist and then shot him twice at the junction of Camp Lane and Park Lane on 20/12/09. The victim survived his injuries (News Archive 08/02/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Gun Crime 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
| 14.01.10: Robbers Raid UAE Exchange Bank |
| An armed gang stole a JCB at Handsworth Cemetery, tied up its crew, and then smashed through the wall of the UAE Exchange Bank on Soho Road before escaping with thousands in cash (News Archive 14/01/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Robberies 2010 - Guide Handsworth |
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