Total Crime Rate

230.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.6 10/10
  • Other theft 39.8 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandwell Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 374th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandwell Road (B21 8PS) in the last 12 months was 230.1 per 1,000 residents and was 221.2% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 119.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandwell Road (B21 8PS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sandwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnswood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Farcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nijon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linchmere Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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