Total Crime Rate
248.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
135.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clapgate Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clapgate Lane (B32 3BU) in the last 12 months was 248.7 per 1,000 residents and was 132.0% higher than the Bartley Green average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 135.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clapgate Lane (B32 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lye Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moat Coppice (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Coppice | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathy Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Woods | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Coppice | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bartley Woods | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heathy Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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