Total Crime Rate
285.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moors Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moors Lane (B31 1DQ) in the last 12 months was 285.0 per 1,000 residents and was 166.1% higher than the Allens Cross average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 134.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moors Lane (B31 1DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillwood Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homedene Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Allens Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moors Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Moors Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clavedon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bangham Pit Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hillwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgeburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgeburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridgeburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moors Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Homedene Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corwen Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Far Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Far Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Moors Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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