Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 62.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Coombes Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Longbridge & West Heath , and the 1112th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coombes Lane (B31 4RB) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coombes Lane (B31 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near Culmington Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coombes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Haldon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bittell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heronfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coombes Lane 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 Culmington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bittell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sunbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sunbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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