Total Crime Rate
246.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Linwood Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 360th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Linwood Road (B21 9JG) in the last 12 months was 246.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 127.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linwood Road (B21 9JG), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Lane. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Louise Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tara Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Louise Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louise Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louise Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warstone Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Warstone Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warstone Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Murdock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murdock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murdock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whateley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Babington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Branksome Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barn Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barn Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Under investigation |
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