Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 105.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dwellings Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Quinton , and the 1313th highest 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 Dwellings Lane (B32 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher than the Quinton average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dwellings Lane (B32 1RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Dwellings Lane. Police recorded 29 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 Dwellings Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plimsoll Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Honeysuckle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plimsoll Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Warple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warple Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Suncroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Suncroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hernehurst Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rutters Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Near Lands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Davids Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rutters Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dwellings Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dwellings Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newburn Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Newburn Croft Under investigation

Data Sources

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