Total Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Court Lane area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 561st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Court Lane (B23 5RN) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Court Lane (B23 5RN), the main crime hotspot is near Bromford Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 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 | Burglary | Regan Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarvis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarvis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarvis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simmons Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bromford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Robert Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anderson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anderson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Regan Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Regan Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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