Total Crime Rate

184.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 592nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Close (B30 2HW) in the last 12 months was 184.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Close (B30 2HW), the main crime hotspot is near Mary Vale Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bournville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mary Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mary Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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