Total Crime Rate
47.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Quarry Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 778th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Quarry Lane (B31 2QD) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quarry Lane (B31 2QD), the main crime hotspot is near Sylvan Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Peters Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harpers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sylvan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sylvan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hazel Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Copse Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Copse Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harpers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Great Stone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peters Avenue | Under investigation |
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