Total Crime Rate
688.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
336.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Summer Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 51st 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 Summer Lane (B19 3QL) in the last 12 months was 688.4 per 1,000 residents and was 450.4% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -24.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 217 (≈ 336.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Summer Lane (B19 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shillcock Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B4100 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B4100 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | B4100 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | B4100 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | B4100 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4100 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Summer Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Summer Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Summer Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shadwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shadwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Loveday Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B4100 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Tower Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Shadwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Shadwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatchett Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shillcock Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shillcock Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliveland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Under investigation |
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