Total Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Camp Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Camp Lane (B21 8JS) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Camp Lane (B21 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Linchmere Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camp Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fell Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Leverretts | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Posey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Posey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Posey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linchmere Road | Offender given a caution |
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