Total Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barrows Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrows Lane (B26 1RY) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrows Lane (B26 1RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dove Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barrows Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farnol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Dove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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