Total Crime Rate

244.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 244.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Common Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 331st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Common Lane (B26 3DN) in the last 12 months was 244.8 per 1,000 residents and was 121.0% higher than the Sheldon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 144.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Lane (B26 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Bincomb Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Common Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallindale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallindale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bickley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ragley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hadyn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Smithy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fallindale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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