Crime Rates at Gravelly Lane, Birmingham, B23 6LS

Gravelly Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 410th 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 Gravelly Lane (B23 6LS) in the last 12 months was 227.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% higher than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 113.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gravelly Lane (B23 6LS), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.