Total Crime Rate

248.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 248.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Robbery 16.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lye Close 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 Lye Close Lane (B32 3QS) 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 Lye Close Lane (B32 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodgate Gardens, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allwood Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lye Close Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodgate Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathy Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathy Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lye Close Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Allwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lapal Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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