Crime Rates at Cotton Lane, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9SA

Cotton Lane area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1395th 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 Cotton Lane (B13 9SA) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Lane (B13 9SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ascot Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.