Crime Rates at Laurel Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9PE

Laurel Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 1477th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Road (B21 9PE) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Birchfield average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 171.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Road (B21 9PE), 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.