Total Crime Rate
73.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cole Hall Lane area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1313th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cole Hall Lane (B33 9NS) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cole Hall Lane (B33 9NS), the main crime hotspot is near Kitt'S Green Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Garretts Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crossfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Croxton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitt'S Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Peplow Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydon Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmcote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollington Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flaxton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewhurst Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewhurst Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watland Green | Under investigation |
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