Crime Rates at Laxey Road, Birmingham, B16 0JQ

Laxey Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 895th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laxey Road (B16 0JQ) in the last 12 months was 139.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laxey Road (B16 0JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Brixham Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.