Total Crime Rate

33.9 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 33.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 18th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 500th 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 Garretts Green Lane (B26 2SB) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garretts Green Lane (B26 2SB), 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cockshut Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hernall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Garfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Garretts Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garretts Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elmay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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