Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longbridge Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Longbridge & West Heath , and the 912th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Longbridge Lane (B31 4RE) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Longbridge & West Heath average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longbridge Lane (B31 4RE), the main crime hotspot is near Walnut Way. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 33 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stokesay Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Walnut Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culmington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grayswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walnut Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Merino Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stokesay Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stokesay Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stokesay Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stokesay Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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