Crime Rates at Wash Lane, Birmingham, B25 8QG

Wash Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 530th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wash Lane (B25 8QG) in the last 12 months was 197.4 per 1,000 residents and was 101.6% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wash Lane (B25 8QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mintern Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upton Grove (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.