Total Crime Rate

254.3 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 254.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Moor Green Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 333rd 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 Moor Green Lane (B13 8QR) in the last 12 months was 254.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Green Lane (B13 8QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derwent Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Moor Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Derwent Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elizabeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brockley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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