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

Laurel Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 624th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Road (B21 9PG) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower than the Handsworth average (196.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Road (B21 9PG), the main crime hotspot is near Headingley Road. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.