Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cromwell Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 900th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Lane (B31 1AT) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% higher than the Allens Cross average (102.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Lane (B31 1AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridgeburn Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Della Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kineton Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grazebrook Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Della Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Athol Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kineton Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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