Total Crime Rate
209.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
128.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brook Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 445th 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 Brook Lane (B13 0TS) in the last 12 months was 209.8 per 1,000 residents and was 117.5% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brook Lane (B13 0TS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 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 | Mayford Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mayford Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jutland Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Menin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brookside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Menin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Menin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Yardley Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yardley Wood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yardley Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sandway Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vimy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vimy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vimy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vimy Road | Under investigation |
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