Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.7 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 139.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gossey Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 894th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gossey Lane (B33 0DU) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% higher than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gossey Lane (B33 0DU), the main crime hotspot is near Heritage Way. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gossey Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbeam Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Star Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunbeam Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Old Scott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rycroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gossey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heynesfield Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heynesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heynesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heynesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bantams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychbold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychbold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wychbold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bantams Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bantams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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