Total Crime Rate
126.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Louisa Place area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1003rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Louisa Place (B18 7JL) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Louisa Place (B18 7JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hobson Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lees Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Moorings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Waterside View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harmer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddleton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Myddleton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waterside View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waterside View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brookfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Western Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coveley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hobson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hobson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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