Total Crime Rate
163.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Louisa Place area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 729th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Louisa Place (B18 7JL) in the last 12 months was 163.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -92.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -82.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 225.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Louisa Place (B18 7JL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harmer Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespear Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Moorings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterside View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddleton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hobson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hobson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quayside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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