Total Crime Rate
153.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lansdowne Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 804th 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 Lansdowne Road (B21 9AS) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 106.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lansdowne Road (B21 9AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivy Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbury Avenue (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeswode Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broughton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rose Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rose Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crick Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crick Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crick Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Piers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Piers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Piers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Piers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ivy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Midland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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