Total Crime Rate

139.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linwood Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 915th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linwood Road (B21 9JQ) in the last 12 months was 139.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linwood Road (B21 9JQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Linwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chantry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whateley Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Arthur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chantry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Invention Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barn Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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