Crime Rates at Marsh Lane, Birmingham, B23 6HT

Marsh Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 312th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Marsh Lane (B23 6HT) in the last 12 months was 262.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% higher than the Gravelly Hill average (157.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 99.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Lane (B23 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Draycott Avenue, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chudleigh Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.