Total Crime Rate
158.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
128.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bromford Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 725th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Bromford Lane (B24 8BU) in the last 12 months was 158.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bromford Lane (B24 8BU), the main crime hotspot is near Wilberforce Way. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 47 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Arton Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bromford Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shipley Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilberforce Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilberforce Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilberforce Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doreen Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willey Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willey Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lydford Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilberforce Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ardenleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Eagle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alleyne Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alleyne Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alleyne Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Laurels | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Laurels | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Laurels | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eagle Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eversley Dale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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