Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Other theft 31.0 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

May Lane area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1178th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around May Lane (B14 4AN) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Lane (B14 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haunch Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Michelle Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in May Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime May Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Haunch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Michelle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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