Total Crime Rate
49.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baldwins Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 820th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baldwins Lane (B28 0RF) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baldwins Lane (B28 0RF), the main crime hotspot is near Newborough Road. Police recorded 20 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 | Vehicle crime | Scribers Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barbara Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scribers Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilcote Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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