Total Crime Rate
53.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tessall Lane area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 929th 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 Tessall Lane (B31 5EG) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tessall Lane (B31 5EG), the main crime hotspot is near Grigg Grove. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 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 | Bodenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Roundabout | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Torre Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grigg Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grigg Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Josiah Road | Under investigation |
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