Total Crime Rate

222.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 222.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Scotland Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 404th 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 Scotland Lane (B32 4BU) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 117.3% higher than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotland Lane (B32 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Bringewood Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scotland Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotland Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bringewood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caynham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Curdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Curdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dettonford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talladale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bringewood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bringewood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bringewood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Milebrook Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bringewood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bringewood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tweeds Well Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meaton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glengarry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Offmoor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Offmoor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Offmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caynham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talladale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rothesay Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marywell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wolverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nantmel Grove Local resolution
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Data Sources

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