Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 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 140.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Cole Hall Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 878th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cole Hall Lane (B34 6EX) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cole Hall Lane (B34 6EX), the main crime hotspot is near Howden Place. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Birmingham

Crime Over Time in Cole Hall Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greswold Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Howden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cole Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Howden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watland Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Howden Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slade Lanker Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slade Lanker Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Slade Lanker Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hedgley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑