Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 72.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 57.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gospel Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lyndon , and the 221st highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

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 Gospel Lane (B27 7AN) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher than the Lyndon average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gospel Lane (B27 7AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gospel Lane, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Lane (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gospel Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leysdown Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilcote Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilcote Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tustin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tustin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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