Winson Green
Winson Green is a loosely defined inner-city area in the west of the city of Birmingham, England. It is part of the ward of Soho.[1]
It is the location of HM Prison Birmingham[2] (known locally as Winson Green Prison or "the Green") and City Hospital[3] (formerly Dudley Road Hospital).[4]
The area has a very multi-racial population, with large Afro-Caribbean and Asian communities.[5]
Contents
Crime
Winson Green has a very high crime rate compared with the rest of Birmingham.[citation needed]
2011 rioting
The area was the scene of a riot, one of many to hit England at the time,[6] on the evening of 9 August 2011.[7] Three men defending properties along Dudley Road were run over and killed by a car. They were Haroon Jahan (aged 21), Shahzad Ali (aged 30) and Abdul Musavir (aged 31).[8] The father of Jahan appeared on national television the following day and called for the rioting to stop.[9] The alleged driver and passengers of the car were later acquitted in Court.[10]
Benefits Street
One of its streets, James Turner Street, was the location of Benefits Street,[11] which caused controversy when it was broadcast in 2014 due to it showing a cannabis farm and instructions on how to avoid detection during shoplifting.[12]
Transport
The Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line Canal,[13] passes through the area, as does the former LMS main line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton; and the Midland Metro, with a stop at Winson Green Outer Circle,[14] connecting with the Birmingham Outer Circle bus route.[15]
Nearby
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.bebirmingham.org.uk/uploads/PN25%20%20Winson%20Green,%20Brookfields%20and%20West%20Summerfield.pdf?phpMyAdmin=b5998cc58dff68a4b03a480ef59038da
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This West Midlands location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
