Total Crime Rate
124.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tessall Lane area has the 40th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1071st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tessall Lane (B31 5EF) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tessall Lane (B31 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Tessall Farm Croft. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Allens Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farren Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Josiah Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Josiah Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dockar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dockar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Roundabout | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Josiah Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farren Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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