Total Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brook Lane area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 900th 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 Brook Lane (B13 0TS) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% higher than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 107.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Lane (B13 0TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yardley Wood Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Menin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Yardley Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yardley Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Yardley Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sandway Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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