Total Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spring Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 442nd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spring Lane (B24 9BU) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spring Lane (B24 9BU), 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 | Drugs | Eagle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilberforce Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Firtree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shipley Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spring Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spring Lane | 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 | Possession of weapons | Moor End Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rollason Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rollason Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doreen Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ardenleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eagle Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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