Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gressel Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 1301st 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 Gressel Lane (B33 9SS) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (136.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gressel Lane (B33 9SS), the main crime hotspot is near Heritage Way. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gressel Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bantams Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lea Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heynesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heynesfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heynesfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Village Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Village Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lea Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lea Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lea Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cliffe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lea Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lea Village Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lea Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eatesbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eatesbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teddesley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wychbold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychbold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychbold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychbold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychbold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cliffe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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