Total Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brook Lane area has the 51st highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1331st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Lane (B13 0DH) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 90.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brook Lane (B13 0DH), the main crime hotspot is near Braceby Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanshurst Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Knutswood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braceby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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