Crime Rates at Laurel Gardens, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9PD

Laurel Gardens area has the 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 655th 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 Laurel Gardens (B21 9PD) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Gardens (B21 9PD), the main crime hotspot is near Headingley Road. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.