Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barrows Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 919th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 1RZ) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% lower than the Sheldon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrows Lane (B26 1RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Dove Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barrows Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vera Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malthouse Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wroxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vera Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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