Total Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paradise Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 453rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Paradise Lane (B28 0DS) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paradise Lane (B28 0DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cole Valley Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Robins | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cole Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Webb Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cole Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cole Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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