Crime Rates at Lansdowne Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9AU

Lansdowne Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 927th 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 Lansdowne Road (B21 9AU) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansdowne Road (B21 9AU), the main crime hotspot is near Hamstead Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.