Total Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Scribers Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Scribers Lane (B28 0PP) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% lower than the Hall Green North average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scribers Lane (B28 0PP), the main crime hotspot is near Barton Croft. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hall Green North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fallowfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilcote Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilcote Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barton Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barton Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fallowfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fallowfield Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Doveridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Lodge Road | Under investigation |
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