Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Garretts Green Lane area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 913th 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 Garretts Green Lane (B26 2HN) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garretts Green Lane (B26 2HN), the main crime hotspot is near Cockshut Hill. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garretts Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kennedy Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Elmay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kennedy Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duncroft Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barrows Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hernall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cockshut Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gleneagles Road —
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Data Sources

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