Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.7 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 140.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Longbridge Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Longbridge & West Heath , and the 881st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Longbridge Lane (B31 4LA) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Longbridge & West Heath average (117.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longbridge Lane (B31 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Falfield Grove. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longbridge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Falfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Falfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Falfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Falfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Haldon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bittell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coombes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sunbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sunbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Reabrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reabrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Culmington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Falfield Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bittell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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