Total Crime Rate

136.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

Wash Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 954th 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 Wash Lane (B25 8PT) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Sheldon average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 103.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wash Lane (B25 8PT), the main crime hotspot is near Wembley Grove. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wash Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wembley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wembley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Henshaw Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fast Pits Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wembley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wembley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wembley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Howard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flavells Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Holder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washford Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rosedale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ring Under investigation
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Data Sources

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