Total Crime Rate

268.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 268.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Swanshurst Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Swanshurst Lane (B13 0AN) in the last 12 months was 268.5 per 1,000 residents and was 180.8% higher than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 183.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanshurst Lane (B13 0AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thirlmere Drive, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pool Meadow Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swanshurst Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thirlmere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pensby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leylan Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Leylan Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leylan Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Meadow Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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