Total Crime Rate

225.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.0 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 225.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Court Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 390th 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 Court Lane (B23 5JS) in the last 12 months was 225.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Court Lane (B23 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Harcourt Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Court Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunslade Road —
Apr 2026Public order The Pollards Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guthrum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Court Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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