Crime Rates at Camp Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8JS

Camp Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1463rd lowest 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 Camp Lane (B21 8JS) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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