Crime Rates at Green Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0DD

Green Lane area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1230th lowest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Green Lane (B21 0DD) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the Handsworth Wood average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (B21 0DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sampson Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.