Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 120.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Pale Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 1072nd 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 Pale Lane (B17 8RX) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher than the Harborne average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pale Lane (B17 8RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Long Hyde Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adkins Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pale Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Adkins Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adkins Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Long Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adkins Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Long Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spreadbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porters Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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