Total Crime Rate

384.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

203.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 384.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 203.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.5 10/10
  • Drugs 45.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Robbery 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stoney Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stoney Lane (B12 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 384.9 per 1,000 residents and was 346.0% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 203.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stoney Lane (B12 8EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stoney Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trenville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alfred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beach Brook Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Range Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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