Total Crime Rate

345.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 345.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 174.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moor Green Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 181st 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 Moor Green Lane (B13 8QS) in the last 12 months was 345.7 per 1,000 residents and was 167.3% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Green Lane (B13 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brockley Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brockley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brockley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dad'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dad'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dad'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brockley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cecil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dad'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dad'S Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dad'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kitchener Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fashoda Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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