Total Crime Rate
133.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paradise Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 946th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Paradise Lane (B28 0DX) in the last 12 months was 133.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paradise Lane (B28 0DX), 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 Highfield Road (6 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 | Webb Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Robin Hood Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cole Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cole Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cole Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Robins | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Mews | Under investigation |
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