Total Crime Rate

890.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

518.2 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 890.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 518.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 372.7 10/10
  • Other theft 90.9 10/10
  • Public order 90.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.6 10/10
  • Burglary 54.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Robbery 36.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.4 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Warstone Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 36th 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 Warstone Lane (B18 6PX) in the last 12 months was 890.9 per 1,000 residents and was 148.0% higher than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 518.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 495.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warstone Lane (B18 6PX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Warstone Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sand Pits Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pemberton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jewellery Quarter Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jewellery Quarter Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jewellery Quarter Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jewellery Quarter —
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pemberton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tenby Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Hill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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