Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gressel Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 1060th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 9UX) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gressel Lane (B33 9UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briddsland Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gressel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briddsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowerstack Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleview Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hipsmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hipsmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briddsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Briddsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Briddsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulwych Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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