Crime Rates at Landgate Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8JH

Landgate Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1130th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Landgate Road (B21 8JH) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Handsworth Wood average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Landgate Road (B21 8JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linchmere Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sampson Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.