Total Crime Rate

777.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 777.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 261.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.5 10/10
  • Drugs 76.4 10/10
  • Public order 69.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.6 10/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 32.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.4 10/10
  • Robbery 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coton Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 41st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coton Lane (B23 6TP) in the last 12 months was 777.8 per 1,000 residents and was 524.5% 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 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 135.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 166 (≈ 384.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coton Lane (B23 6TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 209 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coton Lane (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coton Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Spring Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Machin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Swan Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avenue Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road
Sep 2025Other theft Coton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Summer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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