Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

School Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 887th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 School Lane (B33 8PD) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher than the Sheldon average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (B33 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garwood Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grevis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaw Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farnol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Garwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Church Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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