Total Crime Rate
120.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pale 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Adkins Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Hyde Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adkins Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Long Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adkins Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Long Hyde Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spreadbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Porters Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Long Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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