Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandwell Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 1130th highest 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 Sandwell Road (B21 8PD) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandwell Road (B21 8PD), the main crime hotspot is near Linchmere Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Astley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Farcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Farcroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bush Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copthall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Copthall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farcroft Grove —
Sep 2025Robbery Farcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nijon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nijon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nijon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Farcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nijon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nijon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farcroft Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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