Total Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baldwins Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 1227th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Baldwins Lane (B28 0QA) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Hall Green North average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baldwins Lane (B28 0QA), the main crime hotspot is near Newborough Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilcote Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Clifton Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blythsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Baldwins Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baldwins Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilcote Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newborough Road | Under investigation |
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