Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 43.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 25th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 730th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrows Lane (B26 1SE) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrows Lane (B26 1SE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 32 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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