Crime Rates at Wash Lane, Birmingham, B25 8PU

Wash Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 817th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Wash Lane (B25 8PU) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Heartlands average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wash Lane (B25 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mintern Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wembley Grove (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.