Crime Rates at Sandwell Road, Birmingham, B21 8PX

Sandwell Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 465th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 8PX) in the last 12 months was 213.1 per 1,000 residents and was 191.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 102.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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